Christmas Stamps by Jayne Nestorenko–Sneak Peek

 

Afternoon peeps, kids all fed and watered just grabbed a couple of minutes while they are playing on the X box.  I want to share with you a fabulous new Stamp from Jayne Nestorenkos, Christmas Foliage release that will be available on her website from next weekend..

This is a stunning set of stamps and best of all they lend themselves perfectly to decoupage, although this one is flat I will show a couple of cards where I have decoupaged the image later in the week.  I have coloured the image with Copics (I did make a note of the Copic numbers on the back of the card) but have already to sent it off to Jayne, Doh!!.

The papers are from a pad I bought last year by Authentique, and the pine cone decoration was from The Range, hope they have them again this year.

I here noises coming from the other bedroom looks as if a fight is on the cards so better go in and break it up, before someone gets hurt BOYS!!!!!

Hugs

Jacs xxx

A White Christmas

 

Late post again today, the Grandchildren are staying with me for a couple of days so my craft room has been invaded.   I have made a card todat for The Magnolia Down Under Challenge which is asking for cards using White on White, didn’t realise how hard this was going to be until I started it.  But with the use of lots of Dies and Enmbossing folders I have finally managed it.

 

I have used one of my new Tilda stamps again, that cat just makes me laugh so much.  Once again I have used my favourite Christmas tree dies from Dees Distinctively Dies - Christmas Stacker Trees, and another old favourite Doo-Hickey Vintage Swirl Die , I have also used The memory Box Frosty Border Die, a Doo Hickey Tag and finally Marianne Dies Snowflake.  Lots of Glamour dust has been added to the Tress and Snowflake using A quickie glue pen.

Colours used to colour this Christmas Tilda are:

E70, E43, E42, E40, E11, E00, E000, R30, R02, R00, R000

Enjoy your weekend

Hugs

Jacs xxxxx

Butterfly Babies

Whilst having a quick look through facebook yesterday I was caught by a post from the lovely June Nelson, explaining about Kristas thinking behind her latest Saturated Canary Image  Butterfly Babies so of course I had to pop over there, Kristas post gave a short précis of the terrible disease Epidermolysis Bullosa, it is a terrible discease and the suffering of the children and their parents went straight to Kristas Heart, so what did she do but sit down with her pencils and create this wonderful little image for us, to learn more about this terrible condition and how you can help and also grab the banner, please pop over to Kristas Blog just click here.

I am entering this card in The Papertake Weekly Challenge, Crafting For All Seasons - things with wings,

have a good evening and don’t forget to pop over to Kristas Blog

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Time to Decorate the Tree

Oh what a beautiful morning, I feel like bursting into song, so lovely to see a blue sky.  Decided to use a completely different colour scheme on my card today, but not sure that it was a success, when my I only coloured with Distress Inks I used brown a lot, but once Markers took over my life I completely changed my style.

I have made this card to enter the Totally Tilda Challenge which this fortnight has a Bingo Card for us to follow, I have gone for a full house with this one, Lace, Distressing, Gems, Dry Embossing, Punches, Ribbon, Flowers, Charms, Twine.

This little Tilda getting ready to decorate the Christmas Tree is from the New Magnolia Summer Club stamps, Ooooh they are lovely, so pleased I ordered them.  The reason for this brown phase of mine is while trawling around blogs and the internet I found a fantastic new website, how this gorgeous place had remained off my radar for so long has me puzzled but I am really pleased I have found it now, and the name of this embellishment heaven is Live and Love Crafts, the card was designed by my need to use the stunning Sand String of Pearls tucked into the floral arrangement, and the lush Shabby Seam Binding,  I bought from Live and Love.   The Christmas Tree is another of the Dees Distinctively Dies - Christmas Stacker Tree I have distress around the edges of the tree with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and then added large glitter around the edges.

Have you visited The Ribbon Girl website lately they are now stocking some really stunning Kort & Godt Flowers, I have used A Beaded Ivory Rose,   and 2 Ivory Rolled Paper Roses plus Swirl Branch from the collection, whilst making my order with the Ribbon Girl a couple more packets of Jingle Bells fell into my basket, you know how it is.    The Cheese-cloth tucked behind the image is also from Live and Love Crafts.   The papers are from the Lili of the Valley paper pad collection Krafty Christmas, and the sentiment is from their Christmas Grungy Messages.

I am also going to enter the card for the following Challenges

Stamptacular – Bling it on, Just Keep On Creating - Christmas is around the corner, Tilda's Town - CAS or fussy & fancy, Stampavie & More - glitter/sparkle

Enjoy your Friday

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Lilis Little Fairies Challenge–White with a Hint

 

Our theme this week on Lilis Little Fairies Challenge is White with a Hint, I have loved this one although it was quite a difference from my normal cards.  I Do love my Backing papers!!!!!  We also have a £10 voucher to spend on Lili of the Valley  website for the lucky winner of the challenge.

I have chosen White with a Hint of Mauve for my card, obviously this was made before the demise of my GC so lots of Die Cuts on it, they have all been distressed with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink.  The Image is of course from Lili of the Valleys new Christmas Collection and is called Girl Sledging, she has been coloured with Copics as usual.

The Diecuts used are: Dee’s Distincively Dies - Small Snow Covered Stacker Tree, Whimsey Dies Picket Fence, and Memory Box Quinn Flourish.

 

Thats it for today folks

Have a good day

Hugs Jacs xxxx

Little Poya

Hi Peeps my last sneak peek of the Cute Toreads, today its the turn of the baby of the pack little POYA. 

You could win the new Toread CD-ROM, simply by hopping around the Design Team's blogs and being inspired! Pop over to the Crafter's Companion News blog for the full list of Design Team members who are taking part.

One winner will be drawn at random after 10am on Friday 28th September, and will be notified by email

My favourite papers from the accompanying CD have made another appearance today, I just luv that tartan.  Very plain card for me, but some of you might know I broke my Grand Calibre yesterday and the rest of my Die Cutting Machines are away in the loft, after writring this post I am off to the loft to get out the Big Shot and Cuttlebug.

Spectrum Noirs Used:

Greens/Yellows: CG3, DG2, CT2 CT3, GB4, CG4

Club: TN9, TN8, GB9, GB8, GB10

Flesh: TN3, FS9, FS4, FS2, TN1

Be back later with the new DT card for Lilis Little Fairies Challenge

Have a good day all

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

A Couple of cards and a Reminder

Back again, another couple of cards for you today, the storm kept me up most of the night so thought I would put the time to a use and do some colouring and experimenting.

First of all a card using my 2 new Tilda Christmas Angels, love them.  I have coloured them both in copics and then cut out, then added lots and lots of  Crystal Glamour Dust, The papers are Magnolias, and the fabby Bauble is cut with a Dee’s Distinctively Die Ornament Set No 1.  All the papers and die cuts have been distressed around the edges with Pumice Stone Distress Inks.  The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley -  Christmas Grungy Messages.

Copics used to colour angels:

V15, V11, V01, V000, E71, E70, E40, E11, E00, E000

Once again its my turn to create a tutorial for the  J & C Creations Designs to Inspire Blog , this week we are concentrating on Distress Stains and I have made this card using Stains, Old Pages from a book a couple of Sizzix Dies and Fran-tage aged Aqua Embossing Enamel all available on the J & C Creations website. 

For in depth details of how I made this card and all the techniques used please pop over to the J & C Creations Designs to Inspire Blog, click HERE to go straight to the post, and whilst you are over on the blog don’t forget to enter out fabulous Spellbinders Create a Flake 4 Candy Give away, you have until Friday to be in with a chance of winning this fab Die Collection.

Thanks for looking have a good day all, Oh No its raining cats and dogs again here

Hugs

Jacs xxxxx

Buddles

Morning all from Buddles and me, Wow what a night, it has left my Garden in a terrible state the wind has knocked down the back fence and the rain has uprooted flowers and bushes and washed earth from the front garden down the drive, I am going to have to go out an sweep that all up before it gets walked into the house, so this is once again going to be a quick post.

Today is Day 4 of the Crafters Companion Toread Blog Hop:

You could win the new Toread CD-ROM, simply by hopping around the Design Team's blogs and being inspired! Pop over to the Crafter's Companion News blog for the full list of Design Team members who are taking part.

One winner will be drawn at random after 10am on Friday 28th September, and will be notified by email

Today its BUDDLES turn to take a bow, I love her little cross eyed expression, she has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs, I used the Crafters Companion Die’sire Die – Magic Mirror to cut out the coloured image.  The papers are from the accompanying CD, the tartan paper is my favourite on the CD it comes in 6 colour ways and is going to be so useful.

Spectrum Noirs Used:

Browns: TN8 TN5 EB5 GB7 GB3 CT2

Flesh: TN3, TN2, FS9, FS4, FS2, TN1

Green: LG4, JG1, JG7, CG3, CR7

Best of luck

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Christmas Eve

An extra card from me today. made with one of my new Lili of the Valley stamps this one is called Christmas Eve Girl.  Gone a bit over the top with embellies again but I like it.

I thought of when I was a child waking up every hour or so on Christmas Eve to see if the man in red had been, Mum got so fed up see took the clocks out of the room and also took out the light bulbs , so that was the thinking behind the Clocks on this card, I used the Sizzix Weathered Clock die and a wooden Clockface,  Then just went made with my Doo Hickey Floral Dies and cut out loads of flowers, with self adhesive Pearls centres.  I coloured the image with Copics .

Copics:

Mauves: BV15, BV11, BV00, BV000,

Browns: E47, E71, E70, E40

E43, E42, E40

E53, E51

Blues: B02, B000

Thats it for tonight

thanks for looking

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Hi Sky

Morning Peeps today it is Sky’s turn to take the spotlight in my daily post for the Crafters Companion blog hop to celebrate the launch of the Toread papercrafting range! You could win the new Toread CD-ROM, simply by hopping around the Design Team's blogs and being inspired! Pop over to the Crafter's Companion News blog for the full list of Design Team members who are taking part.

One winner will be drawn at random after 10am on Friday 28th September, and will be notified by email

She looks as if she is dressed up ready to go to the weekly Elf Disco in the forest doesn't she.  Sky has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs (colours below) on Neenah Classic Card.  The lush papers have been downloaded from the Toread CD, there are some really pretty papers and co-ordinates on this CD.

 

Spectrum Noirs Used:

Blue: IB2, IB1

Pink: PP4, PP2, PP1

Flesh: FS9, FS4, FS2, FS8

Grey: IG2, IG1

Will be back later today with a Lili of the Valley Card using one of the new stamps I got on Sunday.

Best of luck all

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Toread of the Day–COMGE

This is my second card for the Crafter's Companion blog hop to celebrate the launch of the Toread papercrafting range! You could win the new Toread CD-ROM, simply by hopping around the Design Team's blogs and being inspired! Pop over to the Crafter's Companion News blog for the full list of Design Team members who are taking part.

We're celebrating the launch of this gorgeous new collection on Friday 28th September by giving you a chance to see some sneak peeks and have the chance to win a great prize!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is visit each of the Design Team members blogs. They will each be showing you some of their fabulous Toread creations. Once you've been inspired, simply head back over to the Crafter's Companion News blog and leave a comment on their blog hop post, saying which is your favourite Toread character and why.

One winner will be drawn at random after 10am on Friday 28th September, and will be notified by email.

Today its time to introduce the baby of the family COMGE, who could resist that sweet smile, I have stamped and coloured Comge with Spectrum Noirs on Neenah Classic card, I stamped her 3 times and have used Collall Glue Gelto 3d her head, Feet, Arm & Hands plus her little tunic.  All the paper products come form the accompanying CD, including the branch tucked behind Comge and bow on the label, I finished the card off with a border cut with Die’sire Lace Border 4 Die.

Spectrum Noirs used:

TN3, Tn2, GB3, FS2, TN1, FS4, CG1, CG2, CG3, GB8, EBs, EB1

Good luck and happy hopping!

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Toread Blog Hop – Crafters Companion

Welcome to the Crafter's Companion blog hop to celebrate the launch of the Toread papercrafting range! You could win the new Toread CD-ROM, simply by hopping around the Design Team's blogs and being inspired! Pop over to the Crafter's Companion News blog for the full list of Design Team members who are taking part.

The Design team have loved crafting with the new range – for us dedicated stampers the stamps are so darn cute and a dream to colour, I was blown away when I opened my package from Crafters Companion and saw them, I had to get straight into my craft room and start colouring the CD is also fabby dozzy full of brilliant papers fantastic borders with a difference, and the shaped cards are just perfect for that quick card you had forgotten to make for someone, they can be made up in minutes.  So we're celebrating the launch of this gorgeous new collection on Friday 28th September by giving you a chance to see some sneak peeks and have the chance to win a great prize!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is visit each of the Design Team members blogs. They will each be showing you some of their fabulous Toread creations. Once you've been inspired, simply head back over to the Crafter's Companion News blog and leave a comment on their blog hop post, saying which is your favourite Toread character and why.

One winner will be drawn at random after 10am on Friday 28th September, and will be notified by email.

I have made a cute gift bag with the darling little Toread called FLORA, she has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs (Colours listed below) on Neenah Classic Card, I have used Yellow Stickles and Opal Liquid Pearls on the little flora headdress.   The Papers and Tag are downloaded from the accompanying CD.  I have used hand made rolled roses & the medium die from the Spellbinder Bitty Blossoms set cut from the same backing papers.  The Sentiment is a stamp from the same plate and it was die cut with the Die'sire Decorative Die set - Scalloped Tags.

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Spectrum Noir Colours Used:

Flesh: TN3, TN2, FS4, TS2, TN1, FS8

Hair: TN9, EB5, TN5

Dress: CR7, CR7/CR (Blended) CR1

Yellows: OR1, CT2

Greens: CG4, CG2

Good luck and happy hopping!

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Jingle Bells

Morning all,  a scheduled post again today, I am demoing Promarkers at Hobby Craft in Crayford today so if you are around that area would love to see you. This card is my second attempt the first one is in the bin after spending hours on making it I spilt a whole mug of boiling hot tea over my desk and completely soaked the card Grr!!!!!!!!

I have used another of my long forgotten Whippersnapper stamps, love this one for mens cards, surprise surprise it is called Jingle Bells.  have used Magnolia Christmas paper (last years collection) and Snowflakes punched with Martha Stewart Punch, the fabulous layered tree is another of my newest find Dees Distinctively Dies - Christmas Stacker Tree, I love these dies.  I have coloured the image as usual with Copics.

Copics Used:

Blues: B18, B16, B14, B000, reds: R29, R24, R22, Greens: YG67, YG63, YG61, Yellows: Y04, Y38, YR16, Greys: C8, C6, C5, C3, C1

Have a good weekend

Hugs

Jacs xxx

Snowflakes and Some Candy News

Today I have a couple of cards to show you using the new The Spellbinders Create a Snowflake 4 Die, which has just been delivered to the J & C Creations warehouse, along with all the New Spellbinders Christmas Releases.:

  J & C Creations are also offering one lucky person a chance to win the set all you need to do is to pop over to the J & C Creations Designs to Inspire Blog  become  a follower, add the candy to your sidebar and finally leave a comment.   Easy Peasy!!!

The Snowflake on the first card has been built up using 3 of the Dies for the set

Cut I Large, 3 Medium and 1 small and layer up as shown (NOTE that I have lined the dies with Greaseproof paper, this helps to release the shapes).

I embossed white card with the large Large M-Bossabilities Splendid folder then cut the embossed card into 2 pieces 1 x 5” sq and 1x 2” x 5” oblong, matted these onto silver mirracard leaving a small border.  I then stamped Penny Black Stamp – Crystal Wreath with an  Emboss Clear Ink Pad, added WOW Brass Sparkle Embossing Powder and heat set, add Pearls and Rhinestones.  I layered up the card and added the  snowflake to the top corner as shown.

This card was so quick to make I think it took 20 minutes in all,  again I used the same embossing folder & white card as above cut into a 5” square and distressed the edges with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink.  I cut the largest Motif from Spellbinders Lace Doily Motifs Set again I distressed the edges with Distress Ink, I stamped a sentiment in the middle of the Lace Doiley and popped two of the snowflakes onto the corner.

Don’t forget to pop over to the J & C Creations Designs to Inspire Blog to have a chance of winning this fab die cut set.

Best of Luck to you all

Jacs xxxxxx

Lilis Little Fairies Challenge–Flower Power

Morning peeps, a new challenge has just been posted on Lilis Little Fairies Challenge, this week we are asking for your cards using lots of Flowers, we have a £10 from J & C Creations for one lucky person and are also having a GDT call, so do pop over and jpoin us.

 

I think I have enough flowers on here to qualify for Flower Power, I have used Lili of the Valleys Snow Queen she has been coloured with Copics (colours below) and has had lots of Crystal Glamour Dust.  I decided not to mount the image just distressed the esdges with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink, I have also distressed the edges of the Sizzix Distressed Doily Border Die, and hand rolled flowers.   The papers are from The Lili of the Valley  paper pad Promises.  The lace is from The Ribbon Girl.

Copics Used:

Hair: E71, E70, E40, Flesh: E13, E11, E00, E000, Dress: V15, V12, V01, RV000, Greys: C1, C0, C3

have a good day

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Believe

Evening as promised a second post, this one is being typed as I am waiting for Dinner to cook so it will once again be a quick one.

As I have mentioned I have been sorting all my Christmas Crafting stuff out, well not so much sorting out as moving it from the loft to the Craft Room, I have spent ages going discovering loads of stamps that I had forgotten and choosing which ones I would like to use over the next couple of weeks.

This is one of my old Whippersnapper stamps, I just couldn’t resist colouring him up to day.  The papers are from Nitwits Collections, Twas the Night before Xmas, lots of lovely reds and blues in the collection.  I also found this Martha Stewart Punch, cannot remember what it is called but have had it ages.  Once again my faithful Doo-Hickey Die – Vintage Swirl has been used, and also the small tag from the Spellbinders Dies Tag Set.

 

Going to check on the dinner now.  have a great evening

Hugs

Jacs xxxx