Wisteria Thanks

Made this card a few weeks ago now as a thank you after dinner with friends who live in a house with loads of fragrant Wisteria around their door.  After dinner we played a game called Tri-ominos - triangular version of dominos.  I do not normally enjoy playing games but it was actually quite fun.

Thanks for looking.

VLV June Week 4

This one really was last minute.  Having been in France for a dear friends funeral I have had plenty to catch up with yesterday and today so tonight this was whipped up.  Despite the rush I hope you like it.
The sketch is VLV June week 4 and the image is from Lili of the Valley (LOTV).  Copics were used for colouring.  The background uses Spellbinders Dies and the fish tail banner die is from MFT.

Wishing you some nice moments with friends.

VLV June Week 1

I made this card over a week ago but forgot the image was still in my camera and never made it to a post.  It was only when I checked out my blog that I realised I had only made one VLV post for June and the deadline is tonight!


Well this is my card for week 1 and with a careful use of vellum I allowed my little cutie to be on show.

The image is Maggie with Flowers from Sugar Nellie.  She is coloured with Copics.

Thanks for looking.

VLV June Week 2

This is my card for week 2 of VLV for June.  I made a gate fold card and used the wheel to act as a stabiliser when the card is opened.  When I find the stamp I used I will add the details.  The image is coloured with pencils.

High Hopes 177 - Challenge Guest

I recently won a thank you challenge over at High Hopes blog and they asked me if I would like to participate as a Guest on the 25th.  I agreed and was given details of the challenge - lots of layers!

Well I decided this image would be my choice - Burt's Bath.  I layered it with as many bubble type layers and mats as I could to make this card.  The image is stamped with Memento Black ink and coloured with Copics.  I didn't remember before photographing but I added some Star Dust Stickles to the bubbles which in real life are a pale pinkish blue!

Thanks for looking and have fun with the challenge.

FOSTV78 - Let's Add Some Sparkle to Life

Hello and welcome to a new week - the last one of June - scary how quickly time flies!

Last week we made Birthday cards and that was a hit with everyone so hopefully this week's challenge "Cards that Sparkle" or "Add some Sparkle" will be as well.

I used a card base (the handbag) that I have had for ages with the peacocks set (Be a Showoff) and handbag set (You've Got Style) from Marks Finest Papers.  Sticking on the sequins was a challenge but other than that the card came together easily.  I used metallic pencils and H2Os to give a sheen to my card.  Gems and the sequins give the sparkle.

High Hopes and Hexagons

Not quite as much white space as I planned as I made my hexagon road a bit too wide, but liked it so left it rather than trimming it off - card is quite simple though so hopefully it will count.  The card is for the Less is More Hexagon challenge and the High Hopes Summer Time challenge - you should be able to drive with the top down in the Summer!!!

 

 

Thanks for looking and have a lovely weekend.

Sadness / Relief

Today has been quite a day! 

I had an interview this morning - first face to face job interview with people I didn't know for about 27 years.  It seemed to go OK and my plan was to come home and have some fun in my craft room.

Sadly I have had to make a bereavement card as Dave took a call about the passing of a friend not long after I got home.  Our friend "Brim" (real name Glynn) has been battling cancer for some time and has been in tremendous pain so in some ways it is relief for both him and his wife Wendy.  My heart goes out to her - they were a couple when I first knew them about 38 years ago.  In recent years they have lived in France so we have not seen them.  Glynn was the one who took me out for a test drive in my first car and he was also the one who teased me incessantly about using tissue in my clothes when I packed to stop them creasing when we went on a canal boat trip with them before we even had a car.  He was also so precise in his DIY - all the screw heads had to be in the same direction - I hope my gem positioning is OK!!!

I have very loosely interpreted Week 3 sketch for VLVJun2013  and used Verve stamps.

Thanks for looking.

FOSTV77 - Birthday

It's Birthday Party time at Friends of Speedy TV this week and you can join in by making a card.  Join in the fun by going to the FOSTV page and checking out Challenge 77 - you can also check out all the creations by my team mates. 

My card today uses some of the paper left after Cricut images were cut when making this card but I didn't use the spotty paper in the end anyway!  The red paper is stamped with all the kitchen items from Recipe Card Starters and Recipe Completer and then the two women are given nice Birthday treats to hold - cake and flowers (stamped on shrink plastic).  The cake is from Celebrate Big and the flower and the sentiment from Hum Along. 

There will be a prize for one person entering the FOSTV challenge this week and if you use Marks Finest Papers stamps you double your chances!

Enjoy the challenge and have a good week.

Last Minute Harriet

She was coloured and ready but turning her into a card for Sketch and Stash has been a last minute rush.  Her real name is Maggie and she is a Sugar Nellie stamp.

She is an image that has been in my collection for ages and needed an airing! 

Hope you think she is cute!

Coffee in the Morning

and all day long?

Actually I am not a big coffee drinker but this sentiment does make me laugh and I include tea too!  I have had this set for some time but I can't remember who makes it. I think it might be Impression Obsession.

I have used Spellbinders and Cuttlebug dies and coloured with Copics.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Janine

MFP June Blog Hop Day 4 - Classic Dad

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured June 11th
Need a Vacation
 

Featured June 12th
Fire Fighter
 

Featured June 13th 
Be Proud
 

Featured June 14th
Classic Dad 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 15,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 14,2013.

 The special stamp set is: "You Are an Angel"

The mini stamp set is "Wings"

                                                      

It is the last day of this month's hop and I ended up with more cards for today's set than I thought I would but I am going to share them all anyway.

 

I hope I haven't bored you silly with cars and you have the energy to visit the other's blogs to see what they have done. AnJenic is next on the hop.

Thanks for looking
 

MFP June Blog Hop Day 3 - Be Proud

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured June 11th
Need a Vacation

Featured June 12th

Fire Fighter

 

Featured June 13th 
Be Proud
 

Featured June 14th
Classic Dad 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 15,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 14,2013.

 The special stamp set is: "You Are an Angel"

 The mini stamp set is "Wings"

                                                      

Considering I am only a USA visitor I had great fun with this set.  I made some cards which will make their way to USA friends for July 4th.  There is another on the MFP blog page today.

I also used a sentiment from the set on a map of USA where I have coloured the states we have visited - ones where we have slept at least one night!  We said ages ago we ought to do this and at last I have!  I hope the colours I have used for the states do not cause any offence to anyone.
 

 

Thanks for visiting. Please come back again tomorrow!  AnJenic is your next stop 

MFP June Blog Hop Day 2 - Fire Fighter

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured June 11th
Need a Vacation

Featured June 12th
Fire Fighter

 

Featured June 13th 
Be Proud
 

Featured June 14th
Classic Dad 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 15,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 14,2013.

 The special stamp set is: "You Are an Angel"

 The mini stamp set is "Wings"

                                                      

I have only made two cards with today's set as some of the images don't work so well in the UK but the dogs in the hat is a must have!

Thanks for stopping today - please check out the rest of the team's cards.  AnJenic is the next one fire fighting.
 

MFP June Blog Hop Day 1 - Need a Vacation

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured June 11th
Need a Vacation
 

Featured June 12th
Fire Fighter

Featured June 13th 

Be Proud
 

Featured June 14th
Classic Dad 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on June 15,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday June 14,2013.

 The special stamp set is: "You Are an Angel"

The mini stamp set is "Wings"

                                                      

My cards using Need a Vacation are below.  The first one, an easel card, uses the flamingo from the set and a sentiment from Silly Shells. I am entering this one in this month's Ribbon Carousel challenge which has the theme "Fun in the Sun".  I think the cute paper gives the impression he / she is having fun!

 

My other two cards just use images and sentiments from the set, simply presented.

Hop on over to AnJenic next to see what she has for you today.
 

MFP Blog Hop Preview Day

Tomorrow is the start of Marks Finest Papers June Blog Hop and today we are previewing the Mini and Special sets.

 

 The special stamp set this month is: "You Are an Angel"

 The mini stamp set this month is "Wings"

                                                      

I used some of the Christmas items from the special set to make these cards - the first 3 of which are  coloured with Copics.  I used Spellbinders dies for the shapes and the last one uses a Spellbinders angel which I have had for ages.

  I used the Wings set to create this butterfly

FOSTV76 - Get Well Card

Hi - thanks for coming to visit my blog.

My card today features a new bear being launched by Marks Finest Papers this week as part of the June stamps. 
I have chosen today to colour him/her for a get well card and not as a patriotic all American bear!  As well as using the new set featured on Thursday I have also used a flower and sentiment from the Glad Glads set.

The FOSTV challenge this week is to make a Get Well card and there is a lovely little stamp set as a prize - do join in - you have nothing to lose.

There are also more prizes up for grabs at the various MFP challenges as well as in this week's Blog Hop.  Please come back later and also each day this week to see all the new goodies.

Need for Speed

This card combines a few challenges

Penny Black and More - CAS
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Masculine
Less is More - Single Layer with them Need for Speed
JUGS - Use Washi tape

I have used a Penny Black Christmas stamp but given the dogs crazy party hats.  If you have missed a Birthday you certainly need to get a move on and get the card out hence my thoughts behind this one!  I didn't think I had any Washi tape and then I remembered I bought a reel of what might be Washi tape when we went to MN and my friend told me it was the in thing - It has been in the drawer ever since!!  Now having used it I think I might like some others colours and designs.

The card base has a pearly sheen to it so colouring was a little difficult and getting a photo too so please excuse the quality of both.

 

Thank you so much for checking this out.  Enjoy the coming week.

The Colour of my Front Door

Yes I know that is a strange title to my post but the colour challenge at Less is More is exactly that!

Our front door is very boring - it is white with rectangular glass panels.  Often hanging on it I have a red wreath - Poinsettias near Christmas and Roses the rest of the time - except now when one on my roses keeps falling apart and despite numerous glue attempts it will not stay put.  I decided not to bore you with the photo and as it is now dark outside you would not be very impressed so here is my card.

The inside features Ice Cream because at this time of year you are likely to come across my husband inside eating ice cream - working from home on a hot day seems to bring the urge on!

 The sentiment especially added for the recipient is "stressed spelt backwards is desserts!" - I bet that isn't in her manual.  The stamps inside are from Woodware and are designed by Jane Gill.  The thank you on the front is from Verve.