Washi Tape and a Little Bling !!!!

Good Morning ! With the wedding season approaching I have been turning my thoughts to cards and stationary and have a card to share with you that could be used for any occasion but would be very nice for a Wedding or Anniversary ! I have kept my colours very neutral on a white card and used a mix of metallic inks which don't show up terribly well on my photos but look very shimmery in real life !! It's a nice mix of contemporary and pretty which is popular with my class ladies at the moment ! I think they will love making this one ! 

Off to the Garden centre with my daughter Rosie now to choose some plants - we are revamping part of our rear garden and need some pretties !!! Any questions about today's design project please do message me ! 

Happy Crafting ! 

Hugs Jane xx

A Card for Peg !

Hello ! I hope you all had a nice Easter break ??? Mine wasn't really a break because I been starting up a new business to run alongside my SU demonstratorship !!! I am proud to announce they I am now an Independent Consultant for Neal's Yard Remedies Organic - the direct sales arm of the famous UK owned and run company whose flagship store is in Covent Garden ! I'm having a great time although it's hard work keeping two home based businesses going - not to mention the fact that they have completely taken over most of the rooms in the house !!!
On the subject on SU, one thing I have always appreciated is having a superb upline - it makes all the difference to how you feel about working under the umbrella of a large company !!! I am proud and lucky to be part of Peg's team - she celebrated her birthday recently and this is the card I made for her ! I would like to dedicate this post to Peg - you are a star and I'm honoured to call you my upline but most of all my friend xxxx

Thank you Peg for everything you do !!! 

Hugs Jane xx

Open Sea and Hardwood Cards for Men !!!

Hello ! Happy Spring - it's glorious here - we have had days of wall to wall sunshine !!! Two of my best friend's hubbies have birthdays in April and I'm afraid they both get similar cards as I make them at the same time - this year they have a boating theme !!! I love the set Open Sea and like to combine it with Hardwood as they go so well together ! 

I like to add tags to my cards for interest and made these with the tag topper punch . The sentiment is from Make a Wish - a really useful stamp set and my cardstock is naturals ivory and very vanilla !

Two cards which are variation on a theme and so quick and easy to make - finish off with a little knot tied with basic grey stitched grosgrain ribbon . 

I haven't made my Easter cards yet !!!! So, need to get those done this evening - have purchased the very important chocolate though - I have got my priorities right - LOL !!! 

Happy Easter - many blessings to you !!! 

Hugs Jane xxx

Stampin' Up Sunflower Goes Vintage !

Good Morning ! I love all the detail on rubber stamps - they just seem to stamp so well and this Sunflower is no exception. I especially love this stamp as it is just like an old botanical illustration and I also love that it is so big and makes fab large cards and is great for scrapbooking too ! I have double layered this one too - one layer underneath in vellum and a top layer stamped onto whisper white . I have added some sentiments using the lovely Chalk Talk set and vintaged up my card and DSP with Gorgeous Grunge - my inks are pool party, crumb cake , sahara sand and gold ! My card is made from a piece of soft sky co-ordinations card and measures 9 1/2 x 6 inches - I didn't cut off the extra length but scored along the bottom 2 1/2 inches in and folded up to create some inside pockets - these could be used to put a voucher of money gift inside the card ! The DSP on the front is from Epic Day This n' That and I have dry embossed one edge with the delicate designs embossing folder and then inked over to enhance ! 

More gold ink was used to highlight the card stock and the doily and a little looped linen thread and washi tape on the spine of the card add texture along with the essentials wooden element ! I punched a few leaves out with the bird builder punch to set off the flower on the page !

I loved making this card - the colours just go so well and give a nice soft vintage feel - as always and technique questions please ask - you can message me via the link on the right !!

Happy Crafting ! 

Hugs Jane x

Sunflower Oh, Hello Card !

Good Morning ! I have a happy sunny card to share with you today ! It's not a seasonal flower but is just like the gorgeous sunshine we have been having these last few days although it has been chilly ! It is a very simple card which is based on naturals white card stock and has a topper of DSP - I used the a pool party sheet from Epic Day This n' That. The Sunflower stamp was stamped out twice - once onto  vellum and once onto a daffodil yellow sheet of DSP - both in daffodil yellow ink ! I then ran my gold ink pad over the vellum which formed the top layer to add interest. The flower centre is a cute little wooden element which was stamped with the centre of the sunflower stamp coloured up with a write marker ( run some white ink over first as I find it works better that way ! )

I didn't get the stamp set Oh Hello until recently and I find it a really useful little set - the sentiments are great and unlike any others I own plus the chevrons are brilliant for adding interest to a project. I have stamped them on the background of this card but also added some leaves ( I just stamped the chevrons onto DSP and trimmed out ! ) Some washi tape ( Gingham Garden ) finishes off the card on the spine and the stem is a strip of natural trim .

I have another more vintage style card using the sunflower stamp to share with you tomorrow ! 

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting ! 

Hugs Jane x