Snowscape

Morning peeps, another very quick one from me today, I am off to Rochester this morning.  I received some new dies in the post yesterday and just couldn’t wait to use them, they are by a company I have never heard of before but I am really pleased with them, I have got 3 different layered Christmas Trees, Bauble & Leaves I can assure you they will be featuring on plenty of my posts this week.

Lots of my old Christmas Magnolias used on this card, Tilda Carry Tree, Church and Christmas trees, they have been stamped with Memento Ink onto Neenah Classic Card (they were loads of colours used and I forgot to make a note of them sorry).

Two of my new dies were used to make the lovely 3d  Christmas Trees they are  – Dee’s Distincively Dies - Large Snow Covered Stacker Tree and Small Snow Covered Stacker Tree available from Oyster Stamps.  Once cut I distressed each layer with Weathered Wood Distress Ink, I also used a Doo-Hickey die to cut the fence.

here is a close up of of the trees distressed and assembled.

have a good Saturday be back again tomorrow.

Huggles

Jacs xxxxxx

Making your own Backing Papers with Distress Inks

Morning peeps, there is another Friday Masterclass on J & C Creations Blog, today I am concentrating on making different backing papers and background using Distress Inks, I do hope you will pop across and check out the Masterclass.

This is a card featured in the post, I have used Spellbinders M-Bossabilities – Splendid Embossing Folder and Festive Berries Distress Ink to make the background, the stamp is a Penny Black T for Transparent Christmas 2012 release called – Christmas Fashion, I have used Copis to colour the image.  Lots of Floral embellies on here as well.

This one is a chipboard tag the background was made with Distress Inks and Masking Tape.

And finally a birthday card using Heat embossing and distressing.

I do hope you will come and visit us on the J & C Creations Blog to find out how these background were achieved, the products used and how the cards were made up, this is the direct link to my Post - Friday masterclass - Distress Ink Backgrounds

See you soon

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Lilis Little Fairies Challenge

 

Today we have a fabulous new theme  on Lilis Little Fairies Challenge, EMBELLISHMENT BINGO, we are sponsored by The Ribbon Girl with a fabulous Aqua Kit this week.  For those of you who entered our Dt call please check out the Post announcing our winners here.

 

Lili of the Valley – Winter Fairy is my chosen image today, she has been coloured with Copics (colours below),  I have used a large Go Kreate Die for the base of the card with more papers from the lush Lili of the Valley Classic Christmas Paper Pad,  although it dosn,t show very well on this photo I have 3d her wings just for more interest.  Lots of Crystal Glamour Dust has been used on the snowflakes and fur.

The Flowers are cut from the same backing papers with the Doo Hickey Poinsettia Die, and I have added large red pearls to the middle.  The Lace is from The Ribbon Girl.  The charm was bought at last years NEC show from The Hobby House.

Copics Used:

Flesh E11, E21, E000 R20

Browns: E70, E40

Greens: YG95, YG93, YG91

Reds: R46, R17, R05

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Where has the day gone

Cannot believe it is past midday and I am just starting to write this post, I have no idea where this morning has gone.   It is my turn today to post a hints and tips tutorial on the J & C Creations blog, today I have concentrated on making the most of your stamps and dies, just by using different colours and layouts.

I have made 2 cards for the J & C Creations  Blog post using this sweet Wild Rose Studio Annabelle’s Christmas  Stamp called Annabelle with Gifts and the Ribbon Weaving Star Border and Snowflake by Marianne Designs.  If you would like to see both cards, Copics used to colour and the different way the dies and images  have been used the is the link Here.

have a good day

Hugs

Jacs xx

Christmas Star

Morning today is my No 3 Son James 32nd Birthday so I am off to Ashford with him to do a bit of Birthday Shopping and then we will meet up with more of the family to have a celebration dinner, so it looks as if its going to be a good day.  My plan for getting my Christmas cards done early this year is really on track today I am posting the latest addition to my pile.

Christmas Star from Lili of the Valley is the centre piece of todays card, she has been coloured with Copics (colours below), my Quickie Glue Pen and Crystal Glamour Dust  worked overtime on this one, I used it on the image and to add sparkle to the Memory Box Snowflake, Marianne Designs – Snowflake Die (2), Snowflake Die (1).  The Backing papers are my favourites from last year they are by My Minds Eye and I am not sure if they will be available again this year, so I am going to be careful how I use my last few sheets.

 

Copics Colours:

Flesh: E11, E21, E000, R20

Greens: YG95, YG93, YG91

Hair & Tree Trunk: E70, E40

Pinks: R85, R83, R82, RV000

Thanks for looking peeps

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Fairy Dust

Bit  late this morning, my fault I downloaded a new book yesterday to my Kindle and just couldn’t put it down until I had finished it (4.30 this morning).  It was not the sort of book that would have caught my attention but I heard about it on Womens Hour and thought it sound like a good read, it was one of the best and most touching books I have read in a long time at one stage it was so sad I didn’t think I could go on with it, but after a big cry I went back and finished, and the name of this fantastic Book is THE ISLAND written by Victoria Hislop, do read it I know you will love it.

Back to Distress Ink colouring for this one, although this Penny Black Stamp is from  Penny Black Christmas 2012 Collection this beautiful stamp called  Angel of Peace can be used throughout the year, The papers are from The Lili of The Valley Paper Pad – Promises.  the Flower are a mixture from my floral collection.

Sorry I coloured this at the weekend and I forget to make a note of the Distress Ink Colours.

Off to watch the Olympic Parade now, hope you have a good day

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Cinnamon Sugar

Oh well its come, the final day of the fabulous Olympics and Paralympics what on earth am I going to watch now, I have enjoyed every single moment of London 2012 learnt lots about obscure sports as well as old favourites.  I do think they have lived up to the name of the Friendly Games.

I didn’t finish the fence yesterday as it started to get too hot, but I am well on the way should be finished by this evening (looks as if I got in just in time if the weather forecast is correct).

After using my Promarkers yesterday they were still on my desk so I decided to colour Sugar Cinnamon by Elizabeth Bell from Whimsey Stamps with them.  The Dies used on the card are Whimsey Picket Fence, Memory Box Floral square, Marianne Dies Flowers & Leaves, Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms, Pearls are by the Hobby House for J & C Creations. 

PROMARKERS USED:

Flesh: Coral, Saffron, Ivory, Pastel Pink

Hair: Cinnamon, Tan Almond

Cardinal Red, Berry Red, Poppy

Artic Blue, Cool Square

Ice Greys5, 3, 2, &1

Enjoy your Sunday

Hugs

Jacs xxx

Swinging By

Morning all, a quick one from me today, I have a rather long garden fence to paint today, I need to do it before the cold weather sets in.  I have also got to finish painting the garden furniture at some stage.  I was thinking of going to Bluewater today but it seems a sin to be inside instead of taking advantage of the late Summer sun.  

Not only is it a quick post but it is also a quick card, this one almost made its self.  The sweet Ellie stamp, which has been coloured with Pro-Markers for a change, (Colours below),  is from Wild Rose Studio and is called Bella on Bauble and the card was so quick to make as there is a Backing Paper - Xmas Bella Pad - to match the Bella Stamps, I have finished this simple effort off with some self adhesive Rhinestones, A lush Ribbon from the Ribbon Girl and a little charm from The Hobby House.  The Stamp, Paper Pads and Rhinestones are available from J & C Creations.

 

Promarkers Used:

Crimson, Poppy, Berry Red, Lipstick Red, Pumpkin, Amber, Cool Grey 3, Cool Grey2, Cool Grey1, Blender.

Right I am off to do the fence

Hope you all have a fabulous sunny weekend

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Pieces of Quiet

TGIF is all I can say, this week has been full of cleaning and Ironing during the last 6 weeks the last thing I have thought of has been housework, its amazing how untidy and dusty things can get in 6 weeks so I have had a major spring clean this week. 

Todays offering is a card made with a fabulous Penny Black Slapstick Stamp – Pieces of Quite  one of the huge range of Penny Black Stamps  available from J & C Creations,  This week sees the start of a new Series of Friday Masterclass’s on J & C Creations Blog, our first masterclass is How to Colour with Distress Inks, I have written a step by step tutorial on how I coloured this card for the class and also given some important hints and tips which I hope will encourage you to get your Distress Inks out and have a go.  I do hope you will pop over to the J & C Creations Blog and let me know what you think of my first attempt at this new series, you will also find out more about the Masterclass and future Topics.

The backing paper is from Magnolia and the Stars are cut with a Die-namics Die – Stacking Stars, the sentiment comes with the image.

Now for something completely different, If you visited my blog earlier in the week you would have read about our fabulous day at the Paralympics and how frightened I was on the Gondola crossing the Thames from Stratford to Greenwich, my Daughter in Law has sent me a photo which catches my terror perfectly, I must say that my son Richard sitting next to me also hates heights but he seems to be coping with it better than me, so I thought I would share it with you and hopefully make you laugh!!!!

have a good Friday and thanks for looking, don’t forget to pop over to the J & C Creations Blog to check out my Tutorial

Huggles to you all

Jacs xxxx

Light the way–Lilis Little Fairy Challenge DT Card

Good morning peeps, we have just posted a new challenge on Lilis Little Fairies Challenge Blog, our theme this week is BLACK MAGIC, we would like to see black somewhere on your creation,  we have also extended our DT call for another week, so do come and join us.

 

 

 

I have used another of my new Lili of the Valley 2012 Christmas release he is called  Light the Way, I have coloured the image with Copics and distressed the edges with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink .  The papers are again from the Lili of the Valley Classic Christmas Paper Pad, I can see I am going to have to buy another one of these pads I am going through it so quickly.  The fence is cut with the Whimsy Picket Fence Die, I have added some “True Snow” to the top of the fence (I found the snow on e-bay).  The trees which were cut with Marianne Designs Die – Tree available from J & C Creations and distressed around the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink.

 

 

 

 

Copics Used:

Greens: YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91, Greys: C8, C6, C5, C3, C0, Flesh: E11, E21, E00, E000, R20, Brown E18, E17

 

See you tomorrow

 

Hugs

Jacs xxxxxx

Chic Christmas

Wednesday already where is the week going to, yesterday was a fantastic sunny day here in Kent, not the sort of weather for crafting though, spent lots of time washing and laying in the garden, but as it is my turn to post a  project on the J & C Creations Blog I had to come in about 3pm and get started.  This week on the blog we are featuring Chic/Modern Christmas Cards using Penny Black Stamps.  I have elected to use one of my all time favourite Penny Black Xmas Stamp – Xmas Head to Toe. 

The image has been coloured with Copics (colours below) and 3d, I have used lots of Die cuts on here and more papers from the Lili of the Valley Classic Christmas paper pad. 

For full details of how the card was made, products used and some hints and tips please pop over to the J & C Creations Blog, where you will also find some stunning creations from my fellow team mates Nat G and Sue.

 

Copics Used: Reds: R89, R37, R35, Browns: E17, E15, Greys: C3, C1, C0, Flesh: E11, E21, E00, E000

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

Christmas Greetings

Morning, what a beautiful morning, I love these late summer days.  Well my Christmas cards are slowly getting done, yesterday I decided it was time to get my Magnolia Christmas Tilda stamps out, didn’t realise just how many I have so it was hard to decided which one to ink up, this little sweetie won.

As usual Tilda has been coloured with Copics (Colours below), the backing papers are also from last years Magnolia Christmas collection, Martha Stewart Punch and Cheery Lynn Designs Kiwi Doily Die have been used to add interest, the flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts, and Bells and Ribbons are from The Ribbon Girl.  To finish off the image I have used both Gold and Crystal Glamour Dust. 

Copic Colours used:

Reds: R89, R37, R35, Greens: YG67, YG63, YG61, Flesh: E11, E21, E00, E000, E0000, YellowY17, Browns, E74, E71, E70, E40, Greys: C03, C01, C0

There is nothing worse than having to look through lots of other peoples holiday photos, but I thought I would just like to show you a few of the photos I took at the Weekend.

A View of the 02 Centre from The Gondola

Grandsons Sam and Owen.

The Athletics Track taken from our seat, as you can see the stadium was completely full.

Hope you enjoy your day

Hugs Jacs xxxxxxx

Christmas Gift

Hi peeps. a bit late posting this one, but had to make it this morning as I didn’t get back from my fabulous Paralympic weekend till quite late last night. Wow what a fab weekend it has been, very emotional and inspiring, the Olympic Park was awesome and so much bigger than I thought it would be, the Gondola ride was spectacular (even though a bit scary for me, I have a real fear of heights), company was perfect but most of all the grit, determination and professionalism of everyone taking part was just uplifting.  I have never heard such a noise throughout the whole evening session, you just have to be there to understand how wonderful the atmosphere is.  The Volunteers,  Police, & Service personnel were so friendly and helpful everyone had a smile, My Grandson Owen decided to High Five everyone one in a uniform and ended up with 102 Hits each one given with a smile and friendly word.  I really didn’t want the experience to end.

 

For todays card I have used one of my Lili of the Valley Xmas stamps this one is called Christmas Gift and has been coloured with Copics (coloirs below).  The Backing Paper is from Frosty Christmas Pad, also from Lili of the Valley, the Poinsettias are cut with Doo Hickey Die and the Rolled Roses are made with Marianne Designs Flowers & Leaves Die, I have distressed around the edge of the image & flowers with Faded Jeans Distress Ink.

Copics used:

Blues: B23, B32, B41

Mauves: V17, V15, V12, V01, RV000

Green: YG61

Flesh: E11, E21, E00, E000

Have a good day

Huggles Jacs xxxx

Penny Black Monthly Challenge

Good morning this is a scheduled post, just hope I have remembered how to do this.  Today we have a new Challenge for you on Penny Black Saturday Challenge this one is just up my street –BUTTONS AND BOWS – and we have our regular 5 sponsors (The Ribbon Girl, Penny Black Inc, J & C Creations, Craftwork Cards and 1-2-3 Stitch) so you have five chances to win, do come and join us.

I am going to carry on trying new techniques in crafting just to make it more interesting and diverse, I loved making my own background for this card, it was really easy just using Distress Inks – Peacock Feathers, Broken China, Shaded Lilac – ,WOW Clear EP, and Emboss Clear Ink Pad, all available from J & C Creations.

I Have used Penny Black Wood Mounted Stamp – Flying Stars – which has been inked up with Kaleidacolor – Blue Breeze, then added  and Stickles, and Liquid Pearls in blues and lilac.  The card is Finished with scrummy 38mm Spot Organza Ribbon and a Spotty Button both available from the Ribbon Girl.

If you are a Penny Black addict then do pop over to the J & C Creations website where they have an enormous range of Wood Mounted, T for Transparent and Slapstick/Cling Stamps, including the brand new Christmas 2012 Range and don’t forget to check out their blog at J & C Creations Designs to Inspire where they are showcasing  2 fabulous projects by the Design Team Using Dies and Distress Inks.

have a lovely weekend

Hugs

Jacs   xxxx

Cuddle Up

Thanks so much for all the lovely messages I received yesterday, it was really appreciated, when I was feeling at my lowest and was ready to delete my blog and never craft again, it was the thought of all the fabulous friends and their kindness that kept me going.

I am off to London to stay with my son Matthew today, we are going to the Olympic Stadium tomorrow evening to see the athletics, I think we are going to get there early and take a tour of the whole Olympic site plus hopefully take the Gondola over to the Excel centre, cannot wait.

After my break I am really behind with my Christmas Cards so thought I had better make a start now, this image is by Fizzy Moon and although I have had it since last year it has never seen ink, like many of my stamps .

It was stamped onto to Neenah Classic card and coloured with Copics (numbers below), the papers are last years Magnolia Xmas collection, I am pleased with the classic Christmas Greens and Reds I have used, last year I was into more contemporary colours.  A little square of lint has been popped behind the image, and 3 Marianne Design Snowflakes have been cut and glittered from White Card.  The Roses are made with another Marianne designs die – Flowers & Leaves both dies are in stock at J & C Creations.    The little Tag is from the Lili of the Valley Sentiment Tags .

Copics used:

Greens: G99, YG67, YG63

Reds R46, R27, R24

Bears Muzzles: E51, E53

Body: E35, E33, E30, E50

Nose: E79, E74, E71

Fence: E71, E70

Have a good day

Hugs

Jacs xxxx

 

Wow its been a long time

Morning all I am back but I am taking my return very slowly , I have had a torrid 6 weeks but hopefully things are beginning to look much better (keep your fingers crossed). I didn’t realise how hard it was going to be to get back into crafting, I feel as if I have forgotten everything I knew, I even feel as if I have got to have hours of practise just to get back to my normal standard of colouring, and as for taking pictures !!!! as you will see from the photos below that also needs some work.

It seems fate that the first card I made after 6 weeks should be made using a Lili of the Valley image, they were, after all, my first love.  Todays card is for the new Lilis Little Fairies Challenge which this week has the theme of Anything but a Square.  We have a prize of 3 LOTV stamps on the challenge plus we are looking for 3 new Design Team Members, so I do hope you can come and join us.

My Cousin has just given birth to a lovely little Girl called Megan so I have made this little wall hanging to welcome her to the world.  The Chipboard hearts are available from J & C Creations I painted the chipboard with Pink Sherbert Paint Dabber and then covered front and back with Backing paper from the Papermania Lucy Cornwall paper pack.  The Lili of the Valley image is called “Special delivery”  and has been coloured with Copics.  I have used lots of Punches and Dies to finish the card.

This is short but I hope sweet, but I will improve promise

Hugs to you all

Jacs xxx