Snow White

I have been struggling all week to find the motivation to make cards, think I was burnt out, as usual when I need inspiration I go to my beloved Tildas, 9 times out of ten they inspire me.

I defy anyone not to want to colour this gorgeous Snow White Tilda, I have coloured her with Distress Inks, I took the colours off of my palette and forgot to take the names of the inks, sorry,.  I have also used the spring background stamp from Magnolia and 3d snow white on top, lots of glamour dust has been used all over.  The papers are by Magnolia as is the Sentiment stamp.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Heart Doily from The Hobby House .

2 posts in one day not usual for me, please scroll down to see this weeks Dt card for Whiff of Joy Challenge 

Hugs Jacqui x

Woeful Wednesday

I cannot believe its Wednesday already, the weeks just seem to go faster.  Today is release day for Lili of the Valley BUSY BEARS collection,  you know how fast these little cuties go so I would get my skates on and get over there if I was you.

Today is Whiff of Joy Challenge day and this week we have a sketch by Bev for you, its a really unusual sketch for Bev but I really enjoyed using it.  Hope you can join us this week.

 

Katharina gave me 3 stamps at Ally Pally from the new collection to be released in May, here is one of them.  The new stamps will have the theme of Get Well Soon and will include Willow, Henry Mouse and the Little Gnomes.  I just think this poorly Henry looks as if he needs a big Cuddle.

I have used Distress Inks to colour Henry, and the papers are all from The Martha Stewart Baby Boy Collection.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and butterflies are all punched with Martha Stewart Punches.

Hope you have a good day

Thanks for Looking

Jacqui x

Summer Beauties

Good morning another wonderful Sunny day here in Kent and I have a couple of sunny cards for you today.  The first card has been created for this Weeks Peachy Keen Challenge where we have a lovely colour challenge for you. Cream, Green and Lilac yummy.

  First thing I have to say is that the lovely Wild Orchid Crafts flowers do actually match the lilac on the card but I had to use flash to get the photo and it has distorted the colours, I have used Lulee’s Swim Time   (PK780) stamp for this card, I must try to get a swimming hat like that, she has been coloured with Copics.  The papers are from a pad by Wild Rose Crafts and are just a perfect match.  I do hope you can join us this week for this lovely challenge.

 

Now for 2 more of Jaynes Patchwork Polly Card which were released this morning on Create and Craft.

Here is Chloe she is coloured with Copics with some of her little accessories and patchwork square.

Here is Helene she has been coloured with Water Colour pencils, this is the first time I have used this medium I think I need a bit more practise, to see more of the cards I made for the show I will be uploading them to my Crafters Companion Blog.

Hugs Jacqui x 

Back On Line

I am back in from the wilderness, my Router for my internet connection gave up the ghost and I had no access all weekend to the internet.  Happily it arrived this morning!!!

Today I can show you some of the 36 cards I was busy making the other week, I would like to introduce you to Patchwork Polly and Friends, these fabulous stamps have been designed by my very good friend the wonderful Jayne Nestorenko  for Crafters Companion and will be launched tomorrow (Tuesday) on a 2 hrs show on Create and Craft between 10 and 12 am.

I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed playing with these super cute little girls, there are 6 sets all together and each set includes accessories and patchwork squares complete with sentiments.   I have used 2 of the patchwork square on this first card and laso a couple of the flower accessories.

This little cutie is Olivia and she has been coloured with Copics. Olivias accessories include a cute teddy and a patchwork ballon.

 

Here is Jenny, she has been coloured with my usual Distress inks, she has two patchwork squares and the cutest bunny every.

 

Now it is time to introduce Polly herself.

I have included quite a few of Pollys accessories on this card just to give you an idea of what value you are getting with each set, The Butterfly, Bird, Flowers and Patchwork Triangle are all included in the set along with sentiment and 2 more flowers.

If I have not bored you I will show you just one more today and let you see the other 2 tomorrow.

  This is Julie and her little friend I have used Distress Inks again on this one, I think she is my favourite of all 6, I have stamped the Patchwork square 4 times with Distress Ink.

I hope I have now whetted your appetite, don’t forget the show tomorrow, and if you cannot see the show the stamps will be on sale on the Crafters Companion website from tomorrow.

Hugs Jacqui xxx

Still Waiting for my Prince!!!

I bet you are fed up with waiting for  me to answer you all and leave some comments, my intentions were good, until I had a phone call to ask me to make some cards for a Crafters Companion TV Launch that was scheduled for Mid-May but had been bought forward to next WEDNESDAY!!!!!!, talk about a rush, not sure where I am coming from at the moment!!!

Anyway this is my third card as a GDT for Sweet Stamping Challenge where this week you are asked to create a card to go with the Theme in stitches, either real or faux stitches or some thing humorous.  I have gone for Humorous, as I just love the look on Tilda and Prince Frogs faces and they make me smile, they both look really fed up!!!!

Managed to use 4 stamps from my Spring Kit on this one, which has been coloured with distress inks.  The window is the stamp that I was having trouble with but have built up the really thin side and managed to get an image not perfect but better than the first images I stamped.  Papers are by Magnolia and flowers of course from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Don’t forget to scroll down to the previous post  to join in the Just Magnolia Challenge Blog Hop. 

Hugs

Jacqui xx

Just Magnolias Birthday Blog Hop

 

Just Magnolia is one year old!  And to celebrate we are running a blog hop which is being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Not only are they sponsoring the prize for the regular weekly challenge, there is also an amazing prize that has been sponsored by Simon Says Stamp for the blog hop.
The theme of this week's challenge is Thank-You.  For the DT this means a huge thank you to all our lovely followers and entrants each week and also to our amazingly generous sponsors for the fabulous prizes they put up each week.

Here is the prize for the blog hop supplied by our wonderful sponsors Simon Says Stamp, they will also be supplying our weekly candy as usual.  Some of the DT members will also be donating their own candy to every one who comments on their blog so you have 3 chances of winning this week, so make sure you come and join us,  the blog hop will start at  Just Magnolia Challenge Blog  and you should have arrived here from Jay jays blog and your next stop is Heather (Rica) Blog

Now down to this weeks Challenge we have a fabulous sketch by our very own Mina, it was a lovely sketch to work with Mina dear thanks so much,  you will see that some of the DT members have also made a little present to go with our cards this is our own present to Simon Says Stamp for their generosity to us all.

I received my Spring Magnolia Kit this week and of course couldn’t wait to play, but although I think this must be my favourite ever kit, I was really disappointed in the quality, in fact one side of the sheet was so thin I could not get it to stamp properly as one side was thicker than the other, I must say I was a bit miffed when I think how much we pay for the kit.

I must have taken 10 pictures just to get one descent one today, perhaps its the volcanic dust!!!!, Distress Inks have been used to colour Lady Tilda

Face and Hands – Tattered Rose, Tea Dye and Worn Lipstick, Dress Victorian Velvet and Chipped Sapphire, Hair – Tea Dye and Frayed Burlap.

The papers are by Magnolia , Prima Pearl Swirls are from The Hobby House,  I made the With Love Label with the packaging of the pearls which I distressed with Frayed Burlap then punched with a Label Punch also from The Hobby House, the round Thank You Sentiment is by SU, of course the beautiful Roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts, what on earth did we do before we discovered WOC, (by the way there are some new Wild Roses on the website, Paul uploaded them last night, you had better be quick you know they don’t stay on there long).

Just had to say that I went over to Crafts U Love view the new Magnolia stamps due for release in early May OMG I fell in love especially with Fairy Dust and Ballerina Tilda, my purse is a bit lighter this morning.

Here is my little tin to hold some soaps I made for Heidi, I have used the Tiny Flying Tilda from the Spring Kit on here.

Well if you haven’t fallen asleep after reading all this I have one last Picture to show you this is my candy for the blog hop, I will draw a random number at the end of the hop.

  So if you would like to be in with a chance to win this candy please advertise our blog hope on your blog and  just leave a comment with a link to your blog  on Mr Linky below.  Best of Luck and I do hope you enjoy the Blog Hop now don’t forget your next stop is Heather (Rica) Blog.

Hugs Jacqui xx

Lili of the valley Challenge 51

 

Sorry for my absence this week  both from blogging and commenting, I have loads of your e-mails to catch up on and I promise I will try to answer you all at some time today, I came home from Ally Pally with the most awful cold and I couldn’t get down to the chemist to get any Lemsips or Night Nurse, but in steps my fairy Godmother the fabulous kind Bev who actually sent them down to me by next day delivery, now could you get a better friend than that, thanks hun MWAH XXXXXX

I would also like to remind you that the fabulous Busy Bears Collection from Lili of the Valley will be released on the 21st April, I know some of you were lucky enough to pick them up at the Ally Pally show, The show was a fantastic success for Lili of the Valley and they almost sold out of all the stamps they took, but with foresight they put in an ordered of stamps to be delivered this week.

At the same time as the Busy Bear release Lili of the Valley are releasing a new collection of 4 Cute Cats and Dogs complete with really useful sentiments this collection costs £14.99 I am sure you will think the same as us a real BARGIN!!! , look out for some sneak peeks from the DT this week.

Right on to this weeks challenge we have a fabulous sketch for you this week by the aforesaid Bev and we have all had fun with this one

The way I was feeling I didn’t think I would be able to make a card for the challenge this week, but then I realised I could use the fantastic Lili of the Valley diecuts  I picked up on Saturday, wow these are just so useful when you need a quick card.  All I needed  to do was cut out the image with Nesties and add a bit of glitter and voila I had a card.  The papers are from Wild Rose Crafts and Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons of course the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I had better get on now and try to catch up on everything that has been left for the last few days, if you have e-mailed me so sorry I haven’t got back to you but promise I will try to at some stage today

Hugs

Jacqui x

Back to the Daily grind

Its back down to earth with a bang for me this morning, after a fabulous weekend at Ally Pally.  It was fabulous to meet up with so many of you, I will not mention everyone by name as I would hate to leave anyone out, but its such a treat to actually meet you all and put faces to names, and I will just say it made my day to meet up with Rach again after her break from blogging waving to you hun xxx.

I cannot believe I have actually at last meet Katharina and had the honour of working with her, she is as sweet and kind as she seems and after 2 years of  e-mailing and commenting with her, to actually meet her in person was so exciting.

Just a quick card this morning as I have come back to loads of work, this little bear is one of the new release from Lili of the valley with the amount of people surrounding their stand on both days not sure how much stock they will have in stock!!!!!!

I have coloured the image with Copics the papers are from some pads I bought yesterday from Wild Rose Studio, and the flowers from Wild Orchid Craft.

Well off to play catch up with my work, be back tomorrow

Hugs

Jacqui x

Crafty Sentiments GDT Card

Sorry this is a quick Post I have 15 minutes before the Taxi, so just hope this is scheduled OK.  This is my card for my GDT spot on Crafty Sentiments Challenge, a fabulosu sketch for you to follow with the option of the colour BLUE

I have used copics today just for a change and I have 3d the image,  Ohhh have found a new love the ultra fine Flowersoft that has been used on the bunch of flowers, it is fabulous.  Sorry this is so quick hope you understand

Thanks for looking be back tomorrow

Hugs Jacqui x

A Saturday Sweetheart

This is my second GDT card for Sweet Stamping Challenge this week the challenge is to use 4 colours as below 

I am don’t have any Stamping Up products so I used the nearest I could, I do hope you can come and join us again this week.

I was a bit worried when I took this photo as the Navy Card looks Black, I can assure you it is Navy Blue.  I have used this sweet image from SCACD by Elizabeth Bell, isn’t she just beautiful,  The inks used to colour her are

Face – Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick, Hair, Tea Dye, Hat Victorian Velvet, Dress Tumbled Glass, Bunny and Basket Frayed Burlap.

The swirls are punched and the gorgeous spacers and bling is from The Hobby House.

Back tomorrow with another scheduled card (if it works, I am always dubious) 

Hope you are having a great weekend

Hugs Jacqui xx

A Little Princess

 

Just Magnolia Challenge - punch it out

We have a nice easy challenge for you on  Just Magnolia this week - “Punch it out”.  So the perfect excuse for you to get your Magnolia stamps and your punches out and get creative.  Don’t forget you can combine our challenge with any other challenges you like.

Another Easel card this week just cannot stop making these cards, I have used two Magnolia Stamps this week the fantastic Princess Tilda and the Heart Stamp from the Valentines collection.

I have used Distress Inks again  - Face and Hands Tattered Rose, Tea Dye and Worn Lipstick, Dress Gloves – Stormy Sky, Hair – Tea Dye Shoes Black Soot, and have added lots of Glamour Dust to her gloves Dress and Headdress.

The Heart has been punched  out with Martha Stewart Heart Punch which I then edged with Distress Ink, then rubbed a Versamark Watercolour  pad over the whole heart and sprinkled with Crystal EP and Heat Set.  I have also used the MS Heart Border Punch.  The Papers are by Magnolia.

The Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and have been sprayed with Glimmer Mist , the leaves are a MS Leaf Punch and the edges have been distressed.

Pop over to the Just Magnolia Challenge blog to be blown away by the fabulous creations by my fellow DT Members.

Hope to see lots of you at Ally Pally at the weekend, if you are not going hope you have a fabulous weekend.

Thanks for looking

Hugs Jacqui x

A Beautiful Morning

What a fantastic morning, warm, sunny and blue skies makes you feel good,   Thank you everyone for your ideas on how to get rid or hide my cold sore, I tried the toothpaste and am off to the chemists to get some of the ointment lots of you recommended.  Must admit the toothpaste seems to have a worked no blister this morning!!!

Well I have loads to do today before I leave for Ally Pally tomorrow so this will be a quick post.

 

I am going to enter this card for the challenge on Truly Scrumptious this week, what a fab sketch lots of layers! I have used one sheet of double sided backing paper, I must of had it for years!!!  Mr and Mrs Foxglove are from the spring Gnome collection by Norma Fickel for Whiff of Joy, they have been coloured with Copics.  The flowers are a selection available from Wild Orchid Crafts.

 

 

I will be able to post my JM card in the morning before I go and hope to schedule a couple of GDT cards for Saturday and Sunday.  Then the rest of the day is planned preparing and tidying up the craft room, hope I can grab a couple of hours in the Garden.

Thanks for looking

Hugs Jacqui x