Christmas definitely seems to be my theme at the moment. I have had this paper pack by Kaisercraft for a while now and whilst i love the colours, i have never really seem to find an idea that works. This one came out pretty well and i must admit i am quite happy with the final card.
Papers and sentiment by Kaisercraft
Spellbinders Snowflake Die
Gems, Silver Card, White Cardstock, Silver ribbon all from my ever increasing stash.
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge
DRagonfly Dreams Challenge
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge
A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge
Craft-Dee Bowz Challenge
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge
CCC Digi Creations Challenge
LeAnns World Challenge
Thanks for visiting!
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Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Friday, 5 October 2018
Neon Halloween
This card came about purely from playing around and I think because I didn't over think it, it all seemed to come together by itself. I like the outcome as it all just seemed to flow. Because I realised on a previous card that I had printed four digital stamps on to the wrong card stock it was a little tricky to use my normal go to colouring medium my Copics, so I figured I would be a little experimental.
Then it just came to me....Neon Sharpies :)
so I coloured my image with these and really loved the bright fun outcome that was the end result but then I hit a snag...no coloured paper, card or embellishments that would match my colour scheme. I figured I could go with your basic black card but I really wanted patterned papers on it also, I went looking through my stash and at my digital papers and then I thought I wonder what would happen if I printed a paper with a black background with a white image and then coloured it in, this is how my to patterned papers came to be. I really love the neon pink cobwebs.
But then I wanted to add a bit more colour to the layout so I cut a piece of white card stock to mat the cobweb paper on and before adhering the patterned paper I went around the edge that would show with my neon orange sharpie and it makes everything pop but you wouldn't know I coloured it in and the card stock wasn't that colour.
I then took a piece of white ribbon and coloured this with my yellow neon sharpie just to give it a bit more colour and used some super cute spider embellishments from my stash. Sadly the picture didn't pick up just how bright this card is but I love it because it is just a little bit different!
Then it just came to me....Neon Sharpies :)
so I coloured my image with these and really loved the bright fun outcome that was the end result but then I hit a snag...no coloured paper, card or embellishments that would match my colour scheme. I figured I could go with your basic black card but I really wanted patterned papers on it also, I went looking through my stash and at my digital papers and then I thought I wonder what would happen if I printed a paper with a black background with a white image and then coloured it in, this is how my to patterned papers came to be. I really love the neon pink cobwebs.
But then I wanted to add a bit more colour to the layout so I cut a piece of white card stock to mat the cobweb paper on and before adhering the patterned paper I went around the edge that would show with my neon orange sharpie and it makes everything pop but you wouldn't know I coloured it in and the card stock wasn't that colour.
I then took a piece of white ribbon and coloured this with my yellow neon sharpie just to give it a bit more colour and used some super cute spider embellishments from my stash. Sadly the picture didn't pick up just how bright this card is but I love it because it is just a little bit different!
Digital Stamp - Vixie by Hannah Lynn
Inks/Pens - Neon Sharpies in Pink, Orange, Green and Yellow
Embellishments - Mini Gems, Spiders and Ribbon all from Stash
Cardstock - Kaiser Craft in Black and White
I would like to submit my card for the following challenges:
Have a great weekend and thanks for visiting :)
Sunday, 30 September 2018
Oriental Style Card
I have been going through my stash and trying to use items i have had for sometime but not done anything with. A lot was purchased when i first got into crafting and before i found my style etc. I brought these beautiful Asian papers at a craft show years ago but never got around to using and it was a shame because they are really beautiful!
I haven't added a sentiment yet because i haven't completely decided what to use her for and to be honest i think this could be used for multiple occasions.
I would like to add this into the following challenges :
The Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Vibrant Colours
Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes
Thanks for dropping by :)
I haven't added a sentiment yet because i haven't completely decided what to use her for and to be honest i think this could be used for multiple occasions.
Paper, Card Stock, Ribbon & Gems all from Stash
Digital Stamp - Sassy Studio Designs
Copics - Sorry forgot to note down numbers
Dies - Both Spellbinders
I would like to add this into the following challenges :
The Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
Art Impressions Stamp Challenge - Vibrant Colours
Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes
Thanks for dropping by :)
Monday, 23 March 2015
Oh how i love Hannah Lynn Images - Love Yellow it is so cheerful and summary
Hi All,
Back with my second post of the day. All of you will know that my love of Hannah Lynn images borders on obsessional but i just love them. They are fun and funky and a dream to colour, i like that you can colour them in a variety of different ways depending on the look you are going for. I also love the colour scheme of Yellow, Grey and Black that i have used on this card and i am really pleased with the way she turned out. Which for me is a big thing because i often find i am my own worst critic when it comes to my card making.
Back with my second post of the day. All of you will know that my love of Hannah Lynn images borders on obsessional but i just love them. They are fun and funky and a dream to colour, i like that you can colour them in a variety of different ways depending on the look you are going for. I also love the colour scheme of Yellow, Grey and Black that i have used on this card and i am really pleased with the way she turned out. Which for me is a big thing because i often find i am my own worst critic when it comes to my card making.
Patterned Paper: Shiny Bright by Kaisercraft (i think its quite new so grab it whilst you can, there are soooooo many gorgeous papers in the range)
Image: Hannah Lynn
Colouring: My trusty Copics
Ribbon & Flowers from stash, all were white but coloured with Copics
Card Sock and gems all from stash
I would very much like to add her to the following challenges
Thanks for dropping by :)
Jox
Labels:
Black,
challenges,
Copics,
flowers,
Gems,
grey,
Hannah Lynn,
kaiser Craft,
Ribbon,
Summer,
Yellow
Sunday, 22 March 2015
Seem to have found my card making mojo :)
Hi All,
Hope everyone has had a great weekend. I have been quite successful (at least i think so ha ha) and made a few cards that i would like to share with you over my next few posts.
Hope everyone has had a great weekend. I have been quite successful (at least i think so ha ha) and made a few cards that i would like to share with you over my next few posts.
The first surprising thing about this card is it isn't a square, thought i would try going with rectangular for a change and really pleased with how she turned out.
Paper & Card Stock, Ribbon and gems all from my ever growing stash :)
Image: C C Designs (had her for a while now and she is always such a joy to colour)
Colouring: My trusty copics
I would like to enter her in the following challenges:
Thanks for taking the time to check my card and i appreciate any comments left, it is always nice to hear from you all
Jox
Labels:
blue,
C C Designs Image,
challenges,
Christmas,
Copics,
flowers,
Gems,
Ribbon,
Silver,
snowflakes,
Spellbinders,
spots,
Winter
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Sassy Studio Designs - Fun Card
Good Evening everyone,
Hope you all had or are having a great weekend. Cannot believe mine is almost over already, blink and its over.
For this card i wanted to keep things a little simple but still have a fun and classy card. This digi i purchased from Sassy studio Designs instantly came to mind, she is a lot of fun. Although i must confess i am not 100% happy with my colouring on this one but i know i still need a lot of practice. Speaking of colouring with Copics i am looking into doing one of the classes at Kit and Clowder as i have read a few peoples blogs that have done one and their colouring is awesome...definitely have colouring envy :)
I decided to go with a more traditional colour scheme of Black, White and Red, i really think it is a colour combo that you simply cannot go wrong with.
Hope you all had or are having a great weekend. Cannot believe mine is almost over already, blink and its over.
For this card i wanted to keep things a little simple but still have a fun and classy card. This digi i purchased from Sassy studio Designs instantly came to mind, she is a lot of fun. Although i must confess i am not 100% happy with my colouring on this one but i know i still need a lot of practice. Speaking of colouring with Copics i am looking into doing one of the classes at Kit and Clowder as i have read a few peoples blogs that have done one and their colouring is awesome...definitely have colouring envy :)
I decided to go with a more traditional colour scheme of Black, White and Red, i really think it is a colour combo that you simply cannot go wrong with.
I keep looking at this card and whilst i am very happy with it, i cant help thinking it just needs a little more. Because i cannot place what it needs i have left it as is as i figure it is better than trying to add more to it and ruining it entirely, does anyone else experience this?
For this card i used
Paper, Cardstock, Ribbon and gems all from Stash.
Embossing Folder - Couture Creations
Image - Sassy Studio Designs
Colouring - My trusty Copics
I would be honoured to enter my card in the following challenges:
Thank you for taking the time to visit and i really appreciate any comments that you leave :)
Jox
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Seriously where does the time go?
Hi All,
I really cannot believe how long it has been since i last posted on my blog, i guess time just has a habit of getting away from you sometimes.
I went into my local craft store and despite the fact i was going to be strict with myself in that i only needed card stock, i absolutely fell in love with the patterned papers i have used in this card. So much for being strict with myself :)
There is just something so timeless about a combination of white and blue. I also went on a bit of a spending spree on new digital stamps this weekend also and the i absolutely adore the one i have used. I think i will get a fair amount of use out of her.
I really cannot believe how long it has been since i last posted on my blog, i guess time just has a habit of getting away from you sometimes.
I went into my local craft store and despite the fact i was going to be strict with myself in that i only needed card stock, i absolutely fell in love with the patterned papers i have used in this card. So much for being strict with myself :)
There is just something so timeless about a combination of white and blue. I also went on a bit of a spending spree on new digital stamps this weekend also and the i absolutely adore the one i have used. I think i will get a fair amount of use out of her.
For this card i used:
Image: Simply B Stamps
Papers - Fab Scraps
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Flowers - Kaisercraft
Sentiment - Sassy Studio Designs
Ribbon, Buckle and gems were all from my stash
Colouring - Copics B39, C1, C5, C7, C9, E50, E57 + Marine Star Gelly Roll
I would very much like to submit my card in the following challenges:
Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by
Jox
Labels:
Birthday,
blue,
Copics,
Fabscraps,
flowers,
Gelly Roll,
Gems,
Kaiser,
Ribbon,
Simply B Stamps,
Spellbinders,
White
Sunday, 17 March 2013
Lilac and Lace Wedding card
Hi everyone,
There was another couple of challenges i wanted to take part in and they required me to use lace. Well lace is not something i normally use but when i thought about what time of card to make Wedding came to mind.
This being the case i purchased a gorgeous image from Sassy Studio Designs (one of four oops) and she is just gorgeous and would work perfectly. One of the challenges required you to use the colour Lavender and this soft purple just works so well i think. Plus i knew i had some perfect papers from Pink Petticoat and the rest kind of came together.
Because the image itself was so gorgeous i didn't want to do a lot too it. I coloured the flowers on her dress and bouquet with V17 and then i put some clear star Gelly roll on the flowers and the mid section of her dress and then added some tiny gems to the flowers on her dress and in her hair to give it a bit more WOW factor.
I hope you like what i created.
There was another couple of challenges i wanted to take part in and they required me to use lace. Well lace is not something i normally use but when i thought about what time of card to make Wedding came to mind.
This being the case i purchased a gorgeous image from Sassy Studio Designs (one of four oops) and she is just gorgeous and would work perfectly. One of the challenges required you to use the colour Lavender and this soft purple just works so well i think. Plus i knew i had some perfect papers from Pink Petticoat and the rest kind of came together.
Because the image itself was so gorgeous i didn't want to do a lot too it. I coloured the flowers on her dress and bouquet with V17 and then i put some clear star Gelly roll on the flowers and the mid section of her dress and then added some tiny gems to the flowers on her dress and in her hair to give it a bit more WOW factor.
I hope you like what i created.
For this card i used...
Image from Sassy Studio Designs
Pink Petticoat Patterned and plain purple digital papers
Silver card stock from stash
Spellbinders die
Martha Stewart border punch
Ribbon and lace from Stash
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Gems
Clear Star Sakura Gelly Roll
Copics V17, BG05, E000, E00, E35, R81
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges...
Have a great week crafting
Jox
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Oriental Criss Cross Card
Hi Everyone,
Work has been really busy and i have sadly been giving myself headaches due to eye strain and figured it was best to take a break for a week or two from my crafting, wasn't easy i can tell you but work does pay my craft habit so could hardly give that a break ha ha.
Well my mum bless her has resolved my cutting issues and brought me an A3 paper cutter, I think she was surprised at how excited i was over this but it will make my life easier but have to try and figure out how to store it as it is fairly large. It is really good, i had to try it out with some scrap paper of course just to get a feel for it :) but its really good and you can purchase different shaped rotary blades etc so should keep me amused for a while :)
Well i wasn't really sure what the theme of my card was going to be, i decided on another Criss Cross because i really quite like them at the moment and of course i would get to play with my new toy. So i just rifled through my paper stash and i came across some Japanese papers i brought a while ago at one of the craft shows and i liked it so that started me off. I also brought some oriental girl stamps pretty much when i took up card making but sadly have barely used them so i picked out one of those.
I cut my card base and then i decided to border punch the one side of the triangles to give it a prettier feel and then i adhered my precut patterned paper triangles. I then stamped my image on the Copic card and coloured her in using my Copics and my gold metallic Gelly roll. I cut her into a circle using my spellbinders die. I adhered white ribbon across the front and then adhered my image. I made a bow using the same ribbon and adhered to the card and attached a black and white button. I then adhered some small white ribbon roses.
I wanted the insert to bit a little more fancy so cut out two labels from white card and pearlescent gold paper and adhered them together i then cut out some butterflies using a punch from the patterned paper and adhered them to the white card.
Here's my card
Work has been really busy and i have sadly been giving myself headaches due to eye strain and figured it was best to take a break for a week or two from my crafting, wasn't easy i can tell you but work does pay my craft habit so could hardly give that a break ha ha.
Well my mum bless her has resolved my cutting issues and brought me an A3 paper cutter, I think she was surprised at how excited i was over this but it will make my life easier but have to try and figure out how to store it as it is fairly large. It is really good, i had to try it out with some scrap paper of course just to get a feel for it :) but its really good and you can purchase different shaped rotary blades etc so should keep me amused for a while :)
Well i wasn't really sure what the theme of my card was going to be, i decided on another Criss Cross because i really quite like them at the moment and of course i would get to play with my new toy. So i just rifled through my paper stash and i came across some Japanese papers i brought a while ago at one of the craft shows and i liked it so that started me off. I also brought some oriental girl stamps pretty much when i took up card making but sadly have barely used them so i picked out one of those.
I cut my card base and then i decided to border punch the one side of the triangles to give it a prettier feel and then i adhered my precut patterned paper triangles. I then stamped my image on the Copic card and coloured her in using my Copics and my gold metallic Gelly roll. I cut her into a circle using my spellbinders die. I adhered white ribbon across the front and then adhered my image. I made a bow using the same ribbon and adhered to the card and attached a black and white button. I then adhered some small white ribbon roses.
I wanted the insert to bit a little more fancy so cut out two labels from white card and pearlescent gold paper and adhered them together i then cut out some butterflies using a punch from the patterned paper and adhered them to the white card.
Here's my card
My fancy insert :)
For this card i used...
Japanese Paper
Oriental Stamped Girl
Momento Tuxedo Black Ink
Black card stock, white card stock and pearlescent gold paper from stash
Martha Stewart border punch and butterfly punch
Spellbinders and X-Cut dies
Gold Metallic Gelly Roll
White Ribbon
Black and White button
Copics 0, C1, C5, C7, C9, B37, E000
White ribbon roses
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges
Thanks for visiting and have a great start to the new week
Jox
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
My first ever Criss Cross Card
Hi everyone,
Hope your week isn't going too badly so far, almost half way through now.
Well this card is a rarity for me for a few reasons, firstly it is my first attempt at a Criss Cross card, there was not a single Copic used...it just feels wrong LOL and not a digital element, stamp or paper in sight and i have used traditional Valentines colours and image. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out and i hope you like it.
I made up my card using the papers from my collection and decided that i would make the band removable, plus this way you can reposition the image so if you want to make the message on the removable panel secret you can do or you can move the image down slightly so you can see the top. I took pictures of all three pieces so you could see in a little more detail.
Hope your week isn't going too badly so far, almost half way through now.
Well this card is a rarity for me for a few reasons, firstly it is my first attempt at a Criss Cross card, there was not a single Copic used...it just feels wrong LOL and not a digital element, stamp or paper in sight and i have used traditional Valentines colours and image. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out and i hope you like it.
I made up my card using the papers from my collection and decided that i would make the band removable, plus this way you can reposition the image so if you want to make the message on the removable panel secret you can do or you can move the image down slightly so you can see the top. I took pictures of all three pieces so you could see in a little more detail.
The completed card assembled
Just the band (don't you love my mini bucket in the background)
The insert with the gem detail i added.
For this card i used...
Black card from my stash
Papers & Image Country Companions by Do Crafts
Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped Circle Dies
White and Red ribbon from Stash
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Adhesive red and Heart shaped gems
White card from stash
I would like to enter my card in the following challenges
Thanks for visiting
Jox
Monday, 18 February 2013
Alternative Valentines Card - Kenny K
Hi everyone,
well you know how i am at being alternative when it comes to my cards and i do like making bright and funky ones. With this in mind a couple of the challenges which i wanted to enter all relate to love etc because of Valentines day, well i figured i would step completely away from tradition and really hope you like my final card.
I used a Kenny K image and coloured her with my Copics. I have to admit i initially coloured her when the power was off a few weekends ago and wasn't really sure what to use her for. I cut her out and left her on my craft table until inspiration hit me LOL
I loved the bright colours and thought they would make a great alternative to the normal reds and pinks, so i cut three panels in the same colour scheme used and embossed them so they had music notes on them. I love the look it gave. I wanted a little bit more texture so i used some black embossed paper i had to give it a bit more edge. I then adhered to my card, after much playing around to get the layout right. I tend to cut out all my different panels together and play around till i am happy as i have a tendency to change my mind.
I added black ribbon and bow (well ribbon i had, coloured with my Copic) and adhered these in the corner of the card and added heart gems in each of the corner. When it came to the sentiment i had an idea of what i wanted to say so typed this out using Word and the many free fonts i have downloaded over time and played around with it until i was happy and then printed this straight onto yellow card stock, cut it out with my small circle Spellbinders Die and adhered to the card. I used dimensionals to add lift to my image as i wanted her to be the focal point and i am really happy with the results.
Hope you like it? here it is...
well you know how i am at being alternative when it comes to my cards and i do like making bright and funky ones. With this in mind a couple of the challenges which i wanted to enter all relate to love etc because of Valentines day, well i figured i would step completely away from tradition and really hope you like my final card.
I used a Kenny K image and coloured her with my Copics. I have to admit i initially coloured her when the power was off a few weekends ago and wasn't really sure what to use her for. I cut her out and left her on my craft table until inspiration hit me LOL
I loved the bright colours and thought they would make a great alternative to the normal reds and pinks, so i cut three panels in the same colour scheme used and embossed them so they had music notes on them. I love the look it gave. I wanted a little bit more texture so i used some black embossed paper i had to give it a bit more edge. I then adhered to my card, after much playing around to get the layout right. I tend to cut out all my different panels together and play around till i am happy as i have a tendency to change my mind.
I added black ribbon and bow (well ribbon i had, coloured with my Copic) and adhered these in the corner of the card and added heart gems in each of the corner. When it came to the sentiment i had an idea of what i wanted to say so typed this out using Word and the many free fonts i have downloaded over time and played around with it until i was happy and then printed this straight onto yellow card stock, cut it out with my small circle Spellbinders Die and adhered to the card. I used dimensionals to add lift to my image as i wanted her to be the focal point and i am really happy with the results.
Hope you like it? here it is...
For this card is used...
Kenny K Digital Image
Card stock was all from my stash
White Ribbon coloured with Copic
Couture creations embossing folder
Heart Gems from my stash
Copics (sorry didn't note these down at the time)
computer and free fonts for sentiment
Spellbinders Circle Die
i would like to enter my card in the following challenges...
Thanks for visiting and happy Crafting
Jox
Sunday, 17 February 2013
The Paper Shelter DT Call - Nothing ventured Nothing gained
Hi everyone,
Hope you have all had a good weekend so far, hard to believe it is virtually over already.
The Paper Shelter are running a DT call until the 20th February. I love their digital images and have a few in my now becoming quite vast digital stamp collection and i figured why not, give it a go and see what happens.
I purchased this image recently (from The Paper Shelter) and i wasn't sure how much use i would get out of it. Well the answer to that is heaps, i love it and it is a joy to colour. I also wanted to try something different so i took a digital paper and overlaid the digital image on top and removed the non required white areas so that it left me only with the image to colour. I think it really makes the image pop and i love the effect it gives. I did this using the free software GIMP but i know you can do it using word or any photo editing software. I then coloured her in using my beloved Copics. I would expect it would depend on the printer you have but i was able to use my colourless blender to correct several mistakes without it having any affect on the printed digital paper, it didn't fade it or affect it in anyway.
All the papers used are digital ones i have in my collection but sadly i cannot remember where i obtained these now as i got them when i first started crafting and this was before i started logging everything.
Hope you have all had a good weekend so far, hard to believe it is virtually over already.
The Paper Shelter are running a DT call until the 20th February. I love their digital images and have a few in my now becoming quite vast digital stamp collection and i figured why not, give it a go and see what happens.
I purchased this image recently (from The Paper Shelter) and i wasn't sure how much use i would get out of it. Well the answer to that is heaps, i love it and it is a joy to colour. I also wanted to try something different so i took a digital paper and overlaid the digital image on top and removed the non required white areas so that it left me only with the image to colour. I think it really makes the image pop and i love the effect it gives. I did this using the free software GIMP but i know you can do it using word or any photo editing software. I then coloured her in using my beloved Copics. I would expect it would depend on the printer you have but i was able to use my colourless blender to correct several mistakes without it having any affect on the printed digital paper, it didn't fade it or affect it in anyway.
All the papers used are digital ones i have in my collection but sadly i cannot remember where i obtained these now as i got them when i first started crafting and this was before i started logging everything.
For this card i used...
Little Red Riding Hood Digital Image by The Paper Shelter
Digital papers from my stash
Flowers are by Kaisercraft
Gems and ribbon are from my stash
Cardstock from stash
Spellbinders Die
Marianne Leaf Dies
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Sakura Black Aqualip
Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll
Copics
Hair E21, E25, E29
Basket E47, E49
Cape, Shoes and Bows R29
Face E000, E00, G05, R11
Dress and Socks C3, C5
As always thanks for visiting and hope you have fun crafting
Jox
Monday, 21 January 2013
Let's do lunch
Hi everyone,
Hope your Monday has been going well so far. I started this card last night and finished it off this evening. I fell in love with this digi from The Paper Shelter a while ago and of course purchased it but have been having a little trouble trying to find a card or occasion to fit it. Hope you agree this one all worked very well together.
Hope your Monday has been going well so far. I started this card last night and finished it off this evening. I fell in love with this digi from The Paper Shelter a while ago and of course purchased it but have been having a little trouble trying to find a card or occasion to fit it. Hope you agree this one all worked very well together.
I used the following...
Digi from The Paper Shelter
Papers and ribbon are from my stash
card Stock Kmart
Black and Pink Gems Kaiser Craft
Sentiment - i generated this in Word
Gelly Rolls Pink star and Red Star
Copics Y32, R81, E41, RV34, R46, E47, C9, E17, E50, E15
Glossy accents
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Double sided tape
I would like to enter this in the following challenges
Have a great week and thanks for visiting
Jox
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Dilema
Hi everyone from very muggy and sticky Queensland, think i would trade with one of you in the UK right now...ahhh snow!
Well i have had quite a productive few days card wise for my challenges but now have more cards than i can enter...oops. So i have had to make a decision which quite honestly is not one of my strong points. The first card i will show you today i chose because it is a little bit outside of my normal style and i really like the way it turned out, girly but not pink and frilly.
I decided i wanted to limit the amount of colour on my card so there is only a little but i think it draws your attention to the gorgeous image more.
Well i have had quite a productive few days card wise for my challenges but now have more cards than i can enter...oops. So i have had to make a decision which quite honestly is not one of my strong points. The first card i will show you today i chose because it is a little bit outside of my normal style and i really like the way it turned out, girly but not pink and frilly.
I decided i wanted to limit the amount of colour on my card so there is only a little but i think it draws your attention to the gorgeous image more.
I started this one of backwards to how i create my other cards, i coloured my image first and just picked the colours of Copics i liked and used them. I then decided to make the rest of the card the same colour. I took my standard white pearlescent card black. I cut a square 12cm x 12cm from the same card stock and embossed it. I then adhered this onto another piece of the same card stock and trimmed a border. I wanted to put some ribbon on and decided to go with the red i had in my stash and i adhered this to the smaller trimmed cards. I attached this to the base card using foam tape to give it a lift. I then cut my image out using Spellbinders dies, i cut one slightly larger using the original card stock and mounted both to the card. I made a red bow which i then adhered to the card using glossy accents. I also added some small red gems. Its hard to tell from the image but i did some highlights on the flowers and bees using my clear star Gelly roll to add a little sparkle and put some Glossy Accents on the bees to make them nice and glossy.
I used...
Pearlescent White Card stock from Kmart
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Spellbinders Dies
Digital Image from Cuddly Buddy
Ribbon - Stash
Gems - Stash
Copics V05, RV04, V17, YG09, YG17, G05, C2, Y13, E37, E41, R81, B16, YG05 AND R37
Glossy Accents
Clear Star Gelly Roll
I would like to enter my card in the following challenges;
Thanks for taking the time to view
Jox
Friday, 18 January 2013
Forever Friends Girly Card
I trust everyone had a good week, mine was pretty busy at work and definitely happy its not the week end!
I am entering the card in several challenges and would be interested to have your feedback. Girly is not really my strong point, think i have a tendency to be too much of a tomboy some ha ha. But i really enjoyed making this one and it is certainly a lot busier than my normal cards but it has all come together pretty well i think?
Well i worked around the topper this time, whereas i normally work the other way around. The image and papers are all from the same paper pack. I used a pearlescent white card blank to start. I then cut my striped paper to the size i wanted it and mounted on to slightly darker brown paper. I then cut a smaller square of flowered paper and mounted this on the same brown paper, but i made the border on this one a lot narrower. I took some more pearlescent card stock and trimmed it down to a strip to go over the from. I then punched the design along the bottom. I Cut a strip of dotty paper and adhered this to the card strip. I am shocking at trying to stick paper down straight so much confess i had to trim along the top a little to make sure it aligned. I then wrapped a white ribbon and stuck this to the back. I then adhered the strip to the card after much playing around with positioning. I cut out the image, mounted on to white card stock and them mounted again on the same brown paper. I adhered this to the card using double sided foam tape so give it a bit more lift and so it didn't look flat against the embellishments i wanted to ad. I then cut out a flourish using a die and my big shot, this was cut from the same white card stock. I really wanted to use my Marianne rose dies because i love them and decided i would make three roses out of the offcuts of the different papers and i actually really like the contrast it gives. I punched a butterfly using my trusty Martha Stewart butterfly punch and adhered to the card and then added my beloved gems. I added some stickles to the inside of the roses to give them a little more pizazz. Hope you like my efforts
I am entering the card in several challenges and would be interested to have your feedback. Girly is not really my strong point, think i have a tendency to be too much of a tomboy some ha ha. But i really enjoyed making this one and it is certainly a lot busier than my normal cards but it has all come together pretty well i think?
Well i worked around the topper this time, whereas i normally work the other way around. The image and papers are all from the same paper pack. I used a pearlescent white card blank to start. I then cut my striped paper to the size i wanted it and mounted on to slightly darker brown paper. I then cut a smaller square of flowered paper and mounted this on the same brown paper, but i made the border on this one a lot narrower. I took some more pearlescent card stock and trimmed it down to a strip to go over the from. I then punched the design along the bottom. I Cut a strip of dotty paper and adhered this to the card strip. I am shocking at trying to stick paper down straight so much confess i had to trim along the top a little to make sure it aligned. I then wrapped a white ribbon and stuck this to the back. I then adhered the strip to the card after much playing around with positioning. I cut out the image, mounted on to white card stock and them mounted again on the same brown paper. I adhered this to the card using double sided foam tape so give it a bit more lift and so it didn't look flat against the embellishments i wanted to ad. I then cut out a flourish using a die and my big shot, this was cut from the same white card stock. I really wanted to use my Marianne rose dies because i love them and decided i would make three roses out of the offcuts of the different papers and i actually really like the contrast it gives. I punched a butterfly using my trusty Martha Stewart butterfly punch and adhered to the card and then added my beloved gems. I added some stickles to the inside of the roses to give them a little more pizazz. Hope you like my efforts
I used...
Forever Friends image and papers by Do Crafts
White pearlescent card stock from Kmart
Flourishes Die
Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
Martha Stewart border punch
Gems from Kaiser craft
Marianne Rose Die
Glossy Accents
Stickles
I would like to enter my card in the following challenges
Have a great weekend and as always thanks for joining me
Jox
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Another Beat The Blues Entry for Cute Card Thursday Challenge
Well i seem to be all or nothing when it comes to ideas for my card making, i can go weeks where i get utterly frustrated because i cannot even get an idea of where to start and other times the ideas just keep coming and i can barely keep up with them. I originally coloured two images for my previous card because i was not entirely sure which one i wanted to use so ended up with two coloured images. I chose the LOTV image for the previous card and this Hannah Lynn image was far to gorgeous to remain stored in my stash so off i went and created another card.
The card base is one i had in my stash and measures 15cm x 15cm. I cut silver pearlescent paper to 14cm x 14cm and mounted onto the card blank using double sided sticky tape. The 4 patterned paper strips are all 3cm x 11cm (they were actually what i had left over after making the previous card) and mounted them on card the same as the card blank. I then trimmed a fairly obvious border around each but did not measure this. I then aligned them how i wanted them to sit, i find this helps me to do because i have a tendency to change my layout so many times before my final card. I then adhered them using double sided tape. I then added the black ribbon. Once i had coloured the image i had already mounted on silver pearlescent paper and mounted again on black card stock, all using double sided tape. I adhered the image to the card from using foam tape so it is a little raised from the background. I made the bow and adhered this to the card using Glossy Accents and finally added the blue gems. I have a tendency to be extremely critical of my own efforts but must confess i am pretty happy with the way this turned out.
I used...
Hannah Lynn Digital Image
Black Pearlescent card blank originally purchased from Kmart
Patterned papers are all by Doodlebug Designs
Black Ribbon was from my stash
Blue Gems from Kaiser Craft
Copics B23, R81, E50, C7, C9, G05
Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star
Glossy Accents and Double sided tape from my stash
Thank you for visiting and i truly appreciate your time and comments
Jox
Saturday, 29 September 2012
Long Time No Post
Hi everyone,
I was beginning to think i had lost my creative mojo there for a while LOL but i seem to be having a reasonably inspired weekend.
The image below was one i used to practice with my copics so my apologies as i have not logged the individual colours.
Get Well Soon
I was beginning to think i had lost my creative mojo there for a while LOL but i seem to be having a reasonably inspired weekend.
The image below was one i used to practice with my copics so my apologies as i have not logged the individual colours.
Get Well Soon
I love this Digi from CC Designs
Red & White Card Stock from Stash, as are the ribbon and black gems
The Frame is spellbinders and it is a cuttlebug embossing folder, Polka Dots i think
Copics and Gelly Rolls
Thanks for sticking with me
Jx
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Back after a very successful scrapbooking and Cardmaking retreat
Hi everyone,
Been a bit of a delay between my last post and this one as i had to get organised for a scrap booking and card making retreat i went on with my mum last weekend. It was fantastic, heaps of fun and always good to make new friends.
I was super productive and made a fair few cards and i will post these soon. I just wanted to get the following card entered in some challenges.
Been a bit of a delay between my last post and this one as i had to get organised for a scrap booking and card making retreat i went on with my mum last weekend. It was fantastic, heaps of fun and always good to make new friends.
I was super productive and made a fair few cards and i will post these soon. I just wanted to get the following card entered in some challenges.
For this card i used
Digital Image from Digistamp Boutique
Spellbinder Dies and embossing folder
What card and purple pearlescent paper from stash
my beloved Copics
gelly rolls, this card is lovely and sparkly but the photo sadly does not do it justice
I am entering this is
I will be back soon with some of my other creations from the retreat
Thanks as always
Jox
Saturday, 28 July 2012
CC Designs Challenge Card
Hi Everyone,
Hope everyone's weekend is going well so far? I was watching the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games and definitely at times like this i really do miss London.
Well i did a Christmas themed challenge card today and it came out really well, it was one of those cards that just came together all by itself. Really pleased with her hair on this one but think i may have made it a smidgen too dark but its works well.
I used white base card and then cut out the white and green spotted paper and mounted this on red paper, i then cut the white and green striped paper and mounted that on red. I printed out my image yesterday before i knew what i was going to use her for and was a little concerned she would be too big but i found tilting the image on it's side after i had mounted in on green card stock, worked really well and anyone would think i have done it on purpose LOL
I put on some crimson ribbon and then made the two little bows out of the same ribbon, some pearls in the corner finished it off. I haven't added a sentiment as i generally chose those once i know who i am sending the card too.
Here she is
Hope everyone's weekend is going well so far? I was watching the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games and definitely at times like this i really do miss London.
Well i did a Christmas themed challenge card today and it came out really well, it was one of those cards that just came together all by itself. Really pleased with her hair on this one but think i may have made it a smidgen too dark but its works well.
I used white base card and then cut out the white and green spotted paper and mounted this on red paper, i then cut the white and green striped paper and mounted that on red. I printed out my image yesterday before i knew what i was going to use her for and was a little concerned she would be too big but i found tilting the image on it's side after i had mounted in on green card stock, worked really well and anyone would think i have done it on purpose LOL
I put on some crimson ribbon and then made the two little bows out of the same ribbon, some pearls in the corner finished it off. I haven't added a sentiment as i generally chose those once i know who i am sending the card too.
Here she is
For this card i used the following
white card stock, red ribbon, green patterned papers from my stash
Paper xtra pearls
White Gel pen
Copics
HAIR E25, E27, E27
FACE E50, E51
JACKET R59
BOOTS C9, C7
COLOURLESS BLENDER 0
OUTLINED IMAGE WITH C1 to make it pop out a bit more
SAKURA BLACK AQUALIP on her coat buttons
SAKURA GELLY ROLL CLEAR STAR on her wings and the snowflakes
I am entering the following challenges
Thank you for taking the time to visit and for your lovely comments
Hugs Jox
Friday, 27 July 2012
Crafts & Me challenge 94 entry - Anything goes, well it had to be another Hannah Lynn
Hi Everyone,
Yes it would seem i have become quite obsessed with my Hannah Lynn digi stamps, i promise you to leave them alone from now on and use some of my many many other images. If you are practicing with your Copics or promarkers if you use those they are so great because of all that lovely hair and i really do find hair the hardest to colour.
Not to blow my own trumpet but i am really rather proud of this one, i am very happy with the way i have coloured the hair and it actually feels like it is sinking in just have to practice on the blending, i know it is just one of those things you have to work at.
This card really started as i am giving up smoking and this is my first evening, the day went OK but i was feeling at a bit of a loss and needed to keep my hands busy and card making really is perfect for that :)
I wanted to make something bright and funky and wanted to step away from the blues i seem to have been using so much lately. I have decided to enter her in the anything goes challenge 94 at crafts & me.
Well here she is, let me know your thoughts or any suggestions. I truly do love hearing from you all and i really appreciate the support.
Yes it would seem i have become quite obsessed with my Hannah Lynn digi stamps, i promise you to leave them alone from now on and use some of my many many other images. If you are practicing with your Copics or promarkers if you use those they are so great because of all that lovely hair and i really do find hair the hardest to colour.
Not to blow my own trumpet but i am really rather proud of this one, i am very happy with the way i have coloured the hair and it actually feels like it is sinking in just have to practice on the blending, i know it is just one of those things you have to work at.
This card really started as i am giving up smoking and this is my first evening, the day went OK but i was feeling at a bit of a loss and needed to keep my hands busy and card making really is perfect for that :)
I wanted to make something bright and funky and wanted to step away from the blues i seem to have been using so much lately. I have decided to enter her in the anything goes challenge 94 at crafts & me.
Well here she is, let me know your thoughts or any suggestions. I truly do love hearing from you all and i really appreciate the support.
Black card is from my stash
Paper Xtra Gems
The paper and corrugated card is also from my stash
Hannah Lynn image
Copics
Face E50, E51 AND R20 LIPS R29
HAIR E25, E27 AND E29 THIS IS MY FAVE COMBO SO FAR
EYES AND PETALS E24 AND BV02
FLOWER R81, R85 AND YG17
AND COLOURLESS BLENDER which i could totally not live with out, its like a correction pen for markers LOL
Stickles for the butterflies wings
also entering Make It Monday
Have a great weekend all
Thanks for your support as always
Jox
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