Hardwood Picket Fence Card !

Hello ! Just a quick post very late in the day to show you one of the cards I have made today ! I have seen lots of cards featuring the gorgeous background stamp Hardwood - it's a wonderful versatile stamp and well worth the investment as it has a multitude of uses ! This is my take on the picket fence style cards that have been made with it ! I started by stamping onto soft sky in baked brown sugar ink and then toned it down by sponging over in white ink. Then I trimmed out all the panels and cut them in half across the width giving me lots of fence slats which I then pointed using the banner punch ! 

I then sponged the edges in crumb cake to define and then set about doing my background . The card is A5 size and I stamped onto whisper white for a fresh clean look - I used a mix of stamp sets to achieve the floral collage and my inks were a mix of soft shades. I also sponged the top of the page in pool party to give a feel of the sky ! Then I glued on my fence and added some little punched flowers and leaves to soften the fence. The sentiment is inside - not every card has to have a sentiment on the outside !!!

I had fun making this card - it is for my daughter just to let her know how special she is !!! 

Many thanks for stopping by ! 

Hugs Jane x

Field Flowers and Summer Silhouettes Floral Cards !

Spring has sprung here in Worcestershire and all the gardens are full of beautiful Spring flowers - it's my favourite time of year - I love the freshness of the air and how the light changes and of course all the lovely colours ! I was inspired to get some of my floral stamp sets out and make some cards - I have two to share with you today - one A6 and the other A5. I love soft sky card stock as a card base and I have put it with whisper white for a nice fresh look. My inks are - soft sky, smokey slate, summer starfruit, pool party and pistachio pudding . 

Here are the stamp sets I used to create these cards - Field Flowers, Petite Petals , Summer Silhouettes, Hello Doily and Friendship Preserves. A little ribbon and a doily complete the cards - you only need to use a small amount to add that finishing touch. 

Off to play with my new light box !!! I have used it for these shots but used my phone for the photographs - need to find my camera to see some real improvement in the standard !!!! LOL !!! 

Happy crafting ! 

Hugs Jane x

Tea Party and Swallowtail Card !

Whoops - just missed saying Good Morning - I am wasting so much time each day taking badly lit photos and the editing so I have bitten the bullet and ordered a light tent !!! Hopefully my photos will improve when I have worked out how to set it all up !!! Today I have a copy card to show you A5 size - I have made this card before in a different colour way and am surprised at how different it looks in smokey slate and blushing bride with a little basic to lift it ! I love to stamp card in the matching ink and love how this one turned out . The Swallowtail is stamped on whisper white as are the flowers - they look nice and fresh and the little blooms are punched from the brushed silver card stock and I have added a little bling !!

The stamp set I used are - Tea party , Swallowtail and Flower Shop . The envelope was made using the envelope punch board and the tag topper punches were used to make the cute little tags ! 

More card making today - I'm on a roll !!!! 

Happy crafting ! 

Hugs Jane x

Soho Subway Travel Log - Final Instalment !!!

Hello ! I have had to wait the best part of the day for the light to improve so I can show you some semi decent photos for this final post on the travel log !! Oh, and I may have been nattering on the phone to a very special friend for a little while too - !!!! This project is available as a class for customers and fellow demos - first class on Friday - I hope my ladies love it ! Here is the finished journal and then all the other photos should fill in the gaps so you can see how it all goes together ! 

So, you will see that I have put a few photos of New York inside - they are not mine sadly but I would love to go there one day. It just gives an idea of how I intended the journal to be used and not all  the place labels refer to the photos - they just give an idea for how to decorate the inside so I have just photographed some of the pages ! The belly band can be taken off alternatively it could be attached just on the back cover if you want to add more bulky items inside and make the journal expandable. The key is from my own stash and I think adds a nice bit of texture and I typed the cover title on my lovely old typewriter ! 

Thank you for your visit - hope you have enjoyed this project ! 

Happy crafting ! 

Hugs Jane x

Soho Subway Travel Log - Part 2 !

Good Morning ! I have a few more photos of my travel log to show you today - hopefully you will be able to see the construction in the first photo but as always , any questions just mail me via the contact link on the right ->
The cover is now on and this has been embossed and then sanded - having used the gorgeous Coredinations card stock in crisp cantaloupe. The binding is burlap ribbon which is nice and wide and covers a multitude of errors - not really but it could !!! The inside file folder pages have been added with their little hinges - these were made using the envelope punch board - it's not just for envelopes !!! 

I have designed a fastening for this journal made with the tag topper punch and there is more decorating to do !!! Do come back to see it finished !!! 

Have a great crafting day !!! 

Hugs Jane xx