Card from the Great outdoors CD ROM by Card Creations Plus

Today i would like to share a card i made for the release of the CD ROM Great outdoors. By card creations plus with exclusive art work by Mark Bardsley.

Materials used.
10" x 7" white card blank
image from the great outdoors by card creations plus.
3 shades of blue card, by American crafts
co-originating grosgrain ribbon by American crafts
sentiment by Stamping all day
card candy from stash
hope you all like it, crafty hugs Julie-Ann x

Fitztown Challenge one

Hello
well the exciting day has finally arrived. The first challenge has gone live at The fitztown challenge blog http://fitztownchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ The theme is any things gos. there are lots of inspiration from my fellow design team members. the girls have worked so hard. A special mention must go to Zoe who has worked tirelessly for weeks, getting a team together and creating the site. I have made this wall hanging for Mr Charlies bedroom door, the reason i made him it, as he was worried at Christmas, how would Santa know which room was his. Good point .

New challenge starting soon

Good morning to every one in blog land.
Things feel quite stress here this morning, Emily has her second A Level history paper this afternoon, and to top every thing her straighteners have just gone pop. She has very long wild hair .. i am typing with a colander on my head. !!!!
Just a quick reminder fitztown challenge blog is open for business and the first challenge starts on the 2th May. The theme is any thing goes. Lots of prizes and blog candy. you can find it here. www.fitztownchallenge.blogspot.co.uk. Happy crafting Julie Ann x

One for the boys

 I made this card, to prove to myself that i can make a card with out using lots of backing papers, and no flowers.Male theme cards can be a mind field unless you really know the young man  well. Not all boys love football, and if they do what team, red or blue.I also wanted to bring in some thing from my silhouette cameo. which i do not us enough. It still scares me a bit. Perhaps a class or an afternoon watching you tube clips may bring me up to speed.

Materials used
8"x8" Kraft card blank
1 x A4 sheet of Kraft card, Medium textures blue card,denim blue star-dream card
Boy image from the kitten queen CD ROM The link to buy this CD Rom can be found on my blog
Silhouette machine to cut the 13 numbers, which i cut at 10cm high, plus a shadow.
Stamped message was from a stampin up rubber stamp.
ribbon from my stash.
black stabilo permanent fine liner for doodling
Pro markers
skin  soft peach,dusky pink,oatmeal.
hair  tan,cinnamon
clothes cornflower,china blue, midnight blue,blue pearl
Tim holtz distress ink brushed corduroy, weathered wood.
Tim Holtz patterned Kraft card.
2 strips of card the length of an sheet of A4 card and 3cm wide to pleat to make the rosette.

I hope you like the card i made. Well 2 cards in one day, what ever next. Crafty hugs Julie -Ann x

Exciting news.

Hello,

I can hear you saying .. 2 posts in one morning, well to give you a laugh.. this was meant to be the first post, nothing changes. The exciting news i wanted to share is.... I have been asked to join a new design team. The most exciting thing is this is a new team. The start of a journey.Fitztown is a digi stamp and craft company which has thousands of images we will be able to hybrid craft with. There are links on my blog to were you can find images to buy and the challenge and inspiration blog. The First challenge starts on the 27th of may. the theme is any thing goes. There will be prizes,blog candy and loads of hints and tips from a very talented team. Please spred the word and come and join in
Crafty hugs as always Julie -Ann x

Sample using The Kitten Queen CD Rom.

Good morning

  I would like to share a card i made using an image and backing paper from our lovely Kitten Queen CD Rom. This card can me made by a novice card maker, but if you are a experienced card maker you can add lots more embellishments, and put your own twist.

Materials used

Kitten Queen CD Rom
 http://www.artfire.com
 1 x image
1 x backing paper, 1 x A4, 1 x A5 (this is an easy of using the same backing paper but changing the size of the elements on the paper. In this example it gave me different sized flowers on my backing paper.
1x 6"x6" white card blank
1 x American crafts 12" solid pink card stock from the bright selection
pink card candy from my stash
Promarker Pens
Skin, putty and sun-kissed pink 
Hair, sandstone and cinamon
warm grey 2 to out line the image to give a shadow and ground the image
Spectrum noir pens
dress, CR4,CR5,CR6.
Sentiment by Nickki from stamping all day.

Method

Firstly i printed out the image onto a piece of super smooth paper, which i cut down to A6. this made the image the correct size for the card i wanted to use. There is no feed for a fancy graphic program, make the printer settings your best friend.   I also printed it on draft settings, and left to dry completely for about 15 minutes, this means there will be no bleeding if you want to color using permanent markers. While the image is curing cut all your mats and layers for your card.
Pink card 1 x 14cm x 14 cm, 1x 9.5cm x 10.5cm, 1 x 12cm x 10cm
from the A4 backing paper 13.5cm x 13.5cm, from the A6 backing paper 9cm x10cm.
I stuck all the mats and layers together with cosmic shimmer drys clear glue. When i assembled the card i put the largest mat down flat, the rest i attached with foam shaker tape.

Please follow our blog http://fitztownchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ and join us on our
 Facebook page crafting with Fitztown https://www.facebook.com/groups/243390335799686/
And join us for our first challenge which starts on 27th May, the theme is any thing goes.
Crafty hugs Julie-Ann x

Flowers in Bloom

Good morning,

Yes it is true i have become a very naughty blogger, i intend to behave myself and try and blog every day. It has been quite manic in charlies nanny's house. Charlie has had his birthday, he is 6 i keep asking myself how did that happen. All he wanted for his birthday was to go to Pepper Pig Land. He went for the day with his mummy and some friends. Then we took him to the circus. The high lite of the evening was when the clown covered uncle Edward in Popcorn. Edward has become a legion in Charlies eyes.

.Well today i have some pictures of some cards and fluffy bits. I made them with the flowers in Bloom CD Rom by Nigel Landon from card creations plus. The art work is from the very talented Jan Harbon. If any one would like the details on how i made any thing please message me.

You can buy the Flowers in Bloom CD Rom, By the artist Jan Harbon, By Nigel Lamdon  from card creation plus here http://www.cardcreationsplus.co.uk/flowers-in-bloom

I have some thing very special to share with all my friends in Blog land, watch out for a post latter and i will share all , crafty hugs Julie-Ann x

My beautiful niece Eva

Here are some pictures of some pages of a scrapbook i made for my brother, of his beautiful daughter Eva.

Sample pictures from the Sheds CD.Rom

Creative Expressions April 2012 card design winner

Look what the Postman has bought me today .

I am over the moon. I have won the April design a card competition, on the creative expressions website. You can see the card i made further down the page, and you can see how i made it  under the tile clean and simple. The prize was 3 stamp sets of my choice. So i chose fairy 1, Antique dress forms and steam punk dreams by the very talented Sam Poole.Guess what i am off to do, yes play with my new stamps, back later to show you what i have made, crafty hugs Julie Ann

Charlie's Grandy's Birthday

Good morning, woke up this morning to no rain !!! Not getting too excited as it is the beginning of a bank holiday weekend, and that normally means wet and windy. It is Mr Charlies Grandy's birthday. Charlie loves birthdays, even when it is not his. Right from a toddler he has loved unwrapping parcels, and cards. Especially any one Elsie's. H likes to put the cards on display, not with the picture showing but the writing inside, all we can think of is he likes to see who the card is from.
 The card i would like to share with you, is the card i made for Grandy from me. Since Charlie was born Bob lost his identity as a husband, son etc and know every one calls him Grandy.
Recipe 
8" White card blank
Patterned paper is from the papermania capsule collection
A4 textured card from Docrafts Papermania capsule collection
Digi stamp, Gus collecting wrinkles with sentiment by Bugaboo, printed onto Neenah super smooth card
http://www.bugaboostamps.com/Gus-Birthday--Collect-Wrinkles_p_1289.html
Shaped label metal die by Go-Kreate
Swiss dots embossing folder
Promarkers, Ivory, Almond, Sun kissed pink, Cinnamon, Sandstone, Blue pearl, Cornflower blue, China blue, Powder blue, Tea green.
Blue gems from my stash.

I am going to enter this card into 3 card challenge Blogs.
Simon Says Stamp Challenge 
http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/simon-says-stamps-challenge-blog.html
They are celebrating their 3rd birthday this week. The challenge theme is any thing goes. I recommend you pop over and take a look at the design teams card, they are beautiful. There is also a little thank you for joining this weeks challenge, a 10% discount code for on line orders. I have bought several rubber stamps there, and normally arrive like the speed of lightening to the UK in approx 7-10 days.
Catch A Bug Challenge 
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/time-for-recipe-challenge.html
The theme this week is to dry emboss and bling it up. I have only recently discovered Bugaboo Digi stamps, and i love love love them. They are full of humor and perfect for coloring in with promarkers. I think they could be a start of a new stamp addiction. The design team have made some lovely cards, go and take a peek. After visiting i am sure you wont be able to the stamps, and will join in the challenge too. They are offering a great prize, some of their fabby downloadable Digi stamps.
Fetch A Sketch
http://fetch-a-sketch.blogspot.ca/2012/04/challenge-23.html

Below you will find their sketch i used to make my card, This is a new challenge blog i found this week while blog surfing. I took a shine to the sketch, as it is quite different to my normal layout when i make cards.I love sketch challenges, as they make me think outside the box. They have 2 smashing prizes on offer, a $12 gift voucher from A Day For A Daisy , and a down load from Funky Hand. I love the down loads and CD-Rom craft disks by Funky Hand, i have several in my collection.

Be back soon with other things i have made this week, that i would like to share with you, crafty hugs
Julie-Ann

Red and White

Good morning, How are we all?
The card I would like to share with you today I made for my friend. It is her granddaughter's birthday soon and she is having a bike. This cute image of Magnolia Tilda I thought would make a smashing card.

Recipe:
Blank 5" white card
Red and white textured card from the Capsule Card Collection by Paper-Mania
Stamped image Magnolia Tilda
Memento Black Tuxedo Ink
Patterned papers by DCWV
Promarkers - ivory, blush, vanilla, sandstone, cinnamon, coco, red lipstick, red, ice grey 1, warm grey 2 and warm grey 3
Ribbon and card candy from my stash

I am going to enter this card into two craft challenges.

Polka Doodles challenge
The theme is red and white and it is the first time I have entered this challenge. I follow the wonderfully talented Nikky Halls blog and I love her CD-Rom's, especially the Love and Cherish and Paper Boutique, which has a fabulous monkey on, which i have used lots when Mr Charlie needs a card for his school friends. Please pop over and see the wonderful cards and projects the design team have made.

Sketch n Stash challenge blog
The sketch this week was perfect for the card I was making. Are you like me, make the same kind of cards using a similar card layout? That is where sketches come into there own, stretching my imagination and challenging me to do a card or project out side my comfort zone. The other thing is that Sketch n Stash encourage you to find a neglected piece of stash and use it on your card. For me it was the gingham ribbon and the Tilda image, which I stamped for months ago, but the right project had not cropped up. I recommend you pop over and look at the sketch and the great cards the design team have made to give us some inspiration.

Julie-Ann x

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Personalised Rubber Stamps

Look what the postman has brought me!

I have been thinking for a while about having a personalised rubber stamp made for the back of my cards with my contact details on. My friends would freely tell you, if I could make a decision, I would be more decisive.

Last week i was talking to my friend, Nicky, from the amazing online shop Stamping All Day. We chatted about what I would like, font size and information and I gave Nicky artistic license to do what she thought would suite my personality, along with size and font. I am over the moon and she just got everything right. Nicky makes the most wonderful stamps. Most of the sentiments I use on my cards and scrapbook layouts have been made by her. Nicky offers a friendly professional service and most orders are posted out on the day of payment. The personalised rubber stamps take approx two to three days. You can find Stamping all day here and the personalized stamps can be found here.

Sorry that picture quality is not very good, but I ran outside and took the picture between the rainy showers. I had two stamps made, the top one has all my details on, name,email and blog and the second has my name and email address.

I hope this is helpful to some of my crafty friends, catch up soon, crafty hugs Julie-Ann x

Plain and Simple Fairy Card

I am on a roll now.
I have had a right royal play with this card. I challenged myself to use just one colour, plus the stamped image. What do you think? So very different to the cards I normally make. Edward my youngest son has been at home today and passed the comment. Mmmm! Not sure what that means, but I thought it was better not to ask.

Recipe:
Blank 8" white card
12" sheet of white card
Stamped image is by Creative Expressions "Fairy 2"
Memento Tuxedo Black
Promarkers ivory, primrose, pale pink, pastel blue, meadow green and cool grey 1
Cuttlebug embossing folders Swiss dots and Debs devine
Magnolia Doohickey Tilda lace die
Nestabiliities labels one die
White ribbon from my stash

I am going to enter this card into two craft challenges, the first being Creative Belli. Their challenge is to make a card for a child or to have a child's image on the card. I just love the this toddler fairy image I used; it makes beautiful cards. The design team have made some stunning cards. Each member has made something very different, from very modern, bright and bold right through to vintage. Go on pop over and take a peek, I think you may be tempted to join in.
The next is Creative Expressions. On the Creative Expressions website, they have a card of the month competition. April's theme is to make a clean and simple card. They want to see stylish and uncomplicated designs that aren't overly embellished. Fingers crossed I have fulfilled the brief. I love the stamps they make, my next purchase will be one of Sam pools steam punk stamps. If this has tempted you to join in pop over to their site, where you will find links to all of there designers blogs and entry's can be emailed to ryan@creative-expressions.uk.com

I hope you like this card, catch up real soon, crafty hugs Julie-Ann x

EDIT: SOMETHING MISSING
I have been looking at this card I made and there is something missing! I have changed it and added a sentiment and am loads happier with it. What do you think ?

Art Deco Card

Well, at last it has stopped raining. It was so windy last night I thought we would wake up and find the Isle of Wight blown onto the beach. I have made quite a few cards over the past few days, but it has been too dark to take nice photos, meaning I was unable to share them with you. The card I would like to show you is a beautiful Art Deco style card.

Recipe:
Blank 7" white card
Stamped image by Debbi Moore Designs
Sentiment stamps by Nicky
Black Memento Tuxedo Black
Promarkers - ivory, satin, lilac, lavender, aubergine and warm grey 1
Patterned papers from the textured materials collection by Hot Off The Press
Frame cut with my Silhouette die cut machine
Flourish and border I cut with a spellbinders metal die
Gems and glitter from my stash.

I am going to enter this card into two craft challenges. The first is Lexis Creations. The theme is to use punches or die cuts. There are some amazing inspiration from their design team and I recommend to hop over and have a look.

The second is over at Simon Says Stamps Challenge. This weeks challenge is a sketch by the very talented Dawny P. If you have never seen any of Dawn's work, I highly recommend you go and take a peek, they are beautiful.

I will be back later with another card i have also made today, crafty hugs Julie-Ann x

All We Need Is Love

Good morning from a very wet and windy south coast.
I was blog surfing last night and I found a lovely challenge blog; Fussy and Fancy Challenge. The thing I like about it was the fact you can go completely over the top or clean and simple. You can find their challenge here. I have made another card for my friend to take on her prison visits.

Recipe:
Stamped image is Sweet Love by Bella 'n Whistles
Memento tuxedo black ink pad
Promarker's - ivory, satin, sandstone, cinnamon, umber, blossom, rose pink, cool grey 1, blue pearl, cornflower, blue cyan and moss green
Pink textured co-ordination card
Backing papers from the Love and Cherish CD by Polka Doodles
1.5" Heart punch by Woodware
Spellbinders Nestability circle die
Card candy from my stash
I cut the love word using my Silhouette electronic die cut machine
I cut out 6 1.5" hearts from textured card, to put around the circle to make a frame

Someone Special

Hello! I thought I would share this card with you all today. A close friend asked me to make a couple of cards for her, she does prison visits, and likes to give them cards so they can keep in touch with their families. This week she asked if i could make two different cards, one "To My Fiance" and the other "To The Person I Love".
This is the fiance card, I hope you all like it

Recipe:
Blank 8" white scalloped square card
Love and Cherish CD-ROM by Polkadooles which can be found here
12" pink textured card from the Papermania capsule collection
The hearts I cut from a Sizzix primitive medium die
The pink circle with hearts was cut from a spellbinders Nestability die
Buttons and ribbon from my stash

I am going to enter this card into the current challenge over at Joanna Sheen's blog. The theme this fortnight is to make a card for somebody special. Joanna has a very talented design team, I highly recommend you pop over and have a peek at the beautiful cards they have made. I am sure you will be tempted to join it. Joanna's challenge blog can be found here. 

I will be back soon to share some more cards I have made and something i have been knitting.
Happy crafting, Julie-Ann x

One Very Confused Grandson

Good morning! Mr Charlie is very confused! Nanny how did you get your card from the real world into the pretend television world? I have tried to explain but he still can not work it out, bless him. He watched me make some of the cards for the Mimic Creations shows and he can't work out how they are now on the telly. Off to answer more difficult questions, crafty hugs Julie-Ann x

Card Hut Design Team / Mimic Creations / Card Creations Plus

Hello! Well, the exciting day has arrived; the unveiling of the new Card CreationsPlus + CD-ROM Mimic Designs.
I am very proud to be part of a very talented design team who have had the priviledge of making the card samples for the launch. Mimic Creations is the pick of the week over on Create and Craft. The lovely Hayley West will be demonstrating what super things can be made from this CD-ROM . Nigel has realy pulled out all the stops with this one, with everything from toppers, backing papers, invetage, pyramage, decoupage, inserts, envelopes, screen creator and, my favourite, digi-stamps.
Here are some pictures of the card samples I have made for the show. Later, I will come back and put links to the blogs for the other members of the design team who have made some fabby samples too. We hope to give you all inspiration for when your CD-ROM hits your doormat. The pick of the week is going to fly, so I would recommend you snatch it up quickly. If you would like the details on how i made any of these cards or scrapbook pages please feel free to contact me.

Crafty hugs, Julie-Ann x