Merry Christmas Eve!!.....

I loved these goodies in my Dies to Die For DT box and so had to have a play during a wee break from festive foody prep!

This gorgeous stamp set from Lawn Fawn is called Let's Bokeh and there is a matching die set too which you can find here

Christmas!......

                      

The light is so bad just now it is so hard to get decent photos! My Craft Fair is fast approaching so here are another few quick and easy makes for stockpiling cards!

The top ones are made using Avery Elles Cheers stamp set....loads of great sentiments that suit all occasions!! I made a smooshy background with my inks and then stamped the sentiment with Black Versafine......the bottom cards I used the gorgeous Merry Greetings from Mama Elephant...there are some beautiful sentiments in this set! 

I hope you like my makes!

Have a lovely day

Jane

Space Nerd.....

                        

Today I have a wee make over on the Saturated Canary blog using the cute Space Nerd......I coloured me up a galaxy background with my Distres Inks and then replaced her space helmet with a piece of acetate.

Merry Xmas.....

DTDF day for me! I have used Taylored Expressions Wishes on a Wire to make a little pack of cards for my Craft Fair box......

DTDF Meet Milton...

My wee make over on the DTDF blog today....

I used this cute stamp from Stamping Bella and you can grab him here

I coloured him up with  my pencils and then added a doodled border..

Have a fab day!

Jane

x

Betty Loves Books

My day for a share over at DTDF....today I made a wee bookmark using Betty Loves Books from Stamping Bella, such a great stamp!

Jane

xx

Happy Birthday..........

Some Birthday makes over on the DTDF blog today from me, using a stamp from MFTs Written in Watercolor set.....I made the splodgy background using my Distress Inks and then stamped and embossed the sentiment.

Gotta dash and get the dinner on for the girls!

Jane

xx

Count the Stars

I have got into a nice inky mess making this card.....Using the lovely Count the Stars set from Die-namics....there are loads of lovely sentiments in the set.....I can see me using this one a lot!

Jane

xx

Hello! Tuesday means DTDF share.......today using the MFTs Abstract Art Stamps....the set I have used is out of stock but there is another one here.....I have it on my wishlist ;)

I stamped with versamark and then embossed with white powder to make it really stand out....the sentiment is from Paper Smooches Digits Set and then cut using one of  Die-namics Sentiment Strips.

Thanks for popping by today!

xx

Saturated Canary Blog Hop...

Hi everyone!

We thought we would celebrate this new release with a little blog hop to inspire you all and of course...there's an awesome prize up for grabs!!!

 We also have a guest member on the hop who has been chosen from sharing their gorgeous Little Fairy makes.

 Now onto the prize...How do you win it you ask?!!! well its super easy. Below is the blog hop order. You will need to hop around the girls blogs and leave a comment on each one for your chance to win a whopping $40 gift certificate for the store!! so get hopping for the chance to get shopping!! he he he!!!

Blog Hop Order

Lucy.

Lou.

Joni.

Shell.

Jane.

Erin.

Yani.

Regan.

Carisa.

Alyce.

Lina.

Pauline.

So you should have come here from Shell, if not then hop on over to the start cos you don't want to miss out on any of the fabby makes!

 I picked up a 4 pack of canvases in B&M the other day and as soon as I saw this Fairy I knew I wanted to do a canvas....I printed out the image and then tore the paper to fit my canvas....this is an 8x8 one...then I got messy adding some distress inks and embossing paste

 then I ummed and ahhhd about adding any flowers or not as I didn't want to overdo it but my fellow Canaries helped me make my decision to go ahead and add some!

I am sooooo pleased with how it has come out! I hope you like!

Now you need to you need to hop on over to Erin.the next stop on the hop!

Enjoy!

Jane

xx

Warm Hearts...

Tuesday!! So that means my day for a share over at DTDF! I was inspired by Michelle's make the other day using Copics and Distress Inks.....this is one of the super cute stamps from Paper Smooches Warm Hearts Set.

I also used Lawn Fawns Stitched Rectangles for the card base.

Have a fab day!

xx

Spring Fawn..........................

 Helloo!...Tuesday has come round again that means it's my day to share a make over at DTDF and I am also giving it a wee share over on the Saturated Canary Blog too!

This is the gorgeous Spring Fawn and I have had another go at painting with Distress Inks....stuck to one colour until I get the hang of it!

Have a fab day!

Hello...................

Hello..I am sharing a splodgy make over on the DTDF blog today.....I dug out me old Jumbo Abstract Art stamps from MFT for this card....inking with Distress Ink and then spraying the stamp before stamping to get a nice wet splodgy look, I also flicked some wet ink onto the card...then I stamped the Hello with Lawn Fawn Violets ABCs and then a few tiny sequins to add some sparkle..

Have a lovely Day!
Jane
x

Panda Hug.......

My day for a wee share over on the Saturated Canary Blog....... I have used the cute Panda Hug for my card, coloured with Copics and pencil for the panda....

Krista also has a new colouring challenge up....you can find all the details HERE and there are some amazing new images you can get at a special price!

Right must be off....Lucy is packing for her 2 week Cadet Camp so best go help!

Have a fab day!

Jane

x

Super Hero.................

School holidays are here!!!

The weather is a bit pants here today so myself and Jude made this card for my DTDF blogpost together....I did the background and Jude coloured up the wee hero!

The Ribbon Girl Challenge...

 I have managed to organise myself a wee bit of time to actually make a card for a challenge....something I really need to do more often!

I love The Ribbon Girl Blog so when I saw they had a Lilac Colour Theme Challenge I thought the gorgeous Pose from Saturated Canary I had coloured up at the weekend would fit perfectly with these yummy papers!

I had a good old sort out of all my 12x12 papers and they are now all sorted into companies and I am going to start working my way through them before I buy anymore!!

Thanks for popping in today!

Jane

xx

Wedding Bells.......

Morning all....I am combining my Saturated Canary and Dies to Die For posts today!

This is the gorgeous Wedding Bells and you can grab her right now for a special price along with few other Saturated Canary Lovelies here

I have coloured her with my pencils and added a wee bit of sparkle to her veil..

Have a fabby day!

xx

Honey Bunny........

Good Morning! I am sharing another Mama Elephant make over on the DTDF Blog today....I have used the Honey Bunny set again to show how different the stamps can look depending on the colouring medium used......this time I have used my pencils to give a much softer feel.....and just a few of my paper scraps to finish off.

This set is so gorgeous and can be used for so many occasions.....I am thinking some baby pinks and blues for baby cards!

Have a lovely day!

Jane

xx

Some Bunny Loves You.....

Have you heard?? You can now get the super fab Mama Elephant Stamps and Dies in the shop!!!

I have made this card using the Honey Bunny set,

Have a fabby day!

Wish............

Rain Rain Go Away!!!

I have a lovely clean and simple card again........main reason being I have about a 6inch squared space on my desk to work at, so as soon as I have finished this post I am off to tidy up!

This lovely die is from Die-Versions and I have cut it from a lovely salmony coloured piece of cardstock....the Wish sentiment is from Impression Obsession and I have added it to a panel cut using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles and then added a few wee tiny roses to finish.....I am thinking I may go back and add a bit of sparkle!

Items used-

Dies- Bubbles Background from Die-Versions

Stitched Rectangles from Lawn Fawn

Sentiment- Let Us Celebrate from Impression Obsession

Have a great day!!

Jane

xx

Make a wish .........

I think this is may be my all time favourite stamp set from Clearly Besotted!
I used my Distress Inks to make the background and then splashed some water over it for the splatters.......for the MUM I used Lawn Fawns Violets ABCs
Jane
xx

Circles Circles Circles......

Morning All! Time for my weekly make for the DTDF Blog.....using Circles Circles Circles from Clearly Whimsy Stamps.

I stamped a few of the different circles with versamark and then embossed with white powder then I inked all over with DI......I did have a little mishap with the sentiment....I originally stamped straight onto the panel but the ink smudged where I had embossed so to save having to redo the whole thing I just stamped onto some scrap cardstock and then diecut a fishtail and added to the panel with some 3d foam tape.......problem solved!

Items used-

 Circles Circles Circles from Clearly Whimsy Stamps Collection

Scripty Sayings from Lawn Fawn

Stitched Rectangles from Lawn Fawn

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Die-namics Fishtail Stax

Have a lovely day

xx

Birthday Balloons......

Did I mention I LOVE Saturated Canary?!!  I am so honoured and proud to be part of this team.....I remember all those years ago when Funkykits launched the Simply Sassy range......I was hooked straight away and then Krista began Saturated Canary and asked lil'ole me to be on her Design Team....I nearly broke the laptop when I jumped up from the couch in excitement!!
Anyway enough of my gushing love for SC!lol
I have used the cute Birthday Balloons for this special card coloured with my copics...
thanks for popping in today!
Jane
xx

Super Girl...............

This was the card I made for Lucy's birthday last week (can't quite believe she is 15!)....I love these cute stamps from Mama Elephant....another go at the galaxy background but this time I masked of a circle.....I also used my new birthday pressie...the Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles......I can see these being used a lot!!

Jane

xx

Shhhhhh Baby sleeping...........

 Oh I do love making new baby cards.....I think because I know they will be treasured and not binned!

I adore this Magnolia stamp....and it took me a long time to find one! I have coloured her with my DIs and added a tiny bit of sparkle to her cute wee fairy wings.......the papers are from Bildmalarna and are just gorgeous!! You can grab a great bargain box of either 20 or 30 12x12 sheets over at Dies to Die For at the mo!

The tiny pram charm has had some white paint rubbed on and then some Walnut Stain DI to try and age it up a bit.......and some tiny pearls dotted here and there to finish off!

Jane

xx

Birthday Roses.....................

Tuesday already!! That means my day for sharing a wee make over on the Dies To Die For blog...

This is the super gorgeous Sketched Roses from Impression Obsession...a super size stamp to fit my 6x6 card....I have stamped and embossed and then watercoloured with Distress Inks then also added a few dots of Glossy Accents for raindrops....the sentiment is from Lawn Fawns Scripty Sayings stamped onto a Die-namics Fishtail Stax...

Its My Babys birthday today I cannot believe she is 15!!! Man I feel old!!

Happy Birthday my Beautiful Girl!!

Have a super fab day!

xx

Betty Loves Books

My posting day today over on the Dies to Die For Blog..

I love this stamp from Uptown Girls.... Betty Loves Books......the papers are the last few pieces from my Teresa Collins Something Wonderful pad..... I am going to have to order another one as I have loved it!

I inked all the edges with Walnut Stain DI and then made some rolled flowers with some old book pages and then just a few wee pearls to finish!

Jane

xx

I Heart You.....

Two cards today over on the DTDF blog!

The Aim High stamp set from Avery Elle is just so fab....it has not left my desk for the last few days!!
For the first card I have used MFTs Jumbo Abstract Art stamp and Distress Ink for the background and then stamped the cute arrows on the top
For the second card I have used some more of the gorgeous Teresa Collins Something Wonderful papers....

Jane

x

Ellie Awesome Sauce...

 Hellooooo my turn for an inspiration post over on the Saturated Canary Blog and today I have used Ellie Awesome Sauce.....I love her!

The scrummy papers are from MME and are called Now & Then.....24 sheets of doublesided deliciousness!!

I have also used the new Avery Elle Aim High Stamp set and the matching dies ...

I hope you like! We still have another week of holidays here in the Highlands so going to make the most of it and get a load of crafting done!

Jane

xx

Cali Girl............

The clocks have changed so that makes it officially Spring does it not?! Then why is there fresh snow on them there hills!!
I really need some sunny weather...so my make today for the Saturated Canary Blog is all summery and sunny feeling!

 This is Cali Girl and you can find her here......she is an older image that I have had coloured in for a while now.....I have quite a few coloured images sitting that I really need to start getting onto cards!

Jane

xx

Saturated Canary FB Challenge...

Today the Saturated Canaries are starting our next image showcase challenge over on our Saturated Canary Facebook page. We wanted something with a bit of fun for this challenge!

And its a super duper one this time! we just want to see where your creativity takes you so its...

Anything Goes with Flower Power!.

You can make any creation you like be it card, scrap page, an altered something, smash book/journal page etc...just let your creativity go!

The prize, as always, will be 2 digital images of your choice from the shop and the rules are super simple too..

* you can enter ONLY ONCE. 
( this makes it fair for everyone )

* you can enter with any NEW and FINISHED creation but...IT MUST BE HANDCRAFTED. 
(digital colouring of Krista's images is not permitted in accordance to TOU's)

I have used the gorgeous Emma for my card today....coloured with my Copics and the distressed and inked with Walnut Stain....the super yummy papers are Sweet Paris from Dovecraft.

Thanks for stopping in!

Jane

xx 

Bunny Engagement.......

I sooooo love this stamp set from Mama Elephant....the wee bunnies are just too darn cute!

I used one of my circle dies to make a template and then inked the background with Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks

The sentiment I made with Lawn Fawns Violet's ABCs and the teeny hearts are from the Bunny stamp set too!
thanks for popping in!
Jane
xx

Stay Tuned............

I knew I was going to love this co-ordinating stamp and die set from MFT . when it arrived in my DT package from DTDF.....you can find the stamp set here and the die set here....there are a tonne of different sentiments in the set!

The paper I used is from a Teresa Collins gorgeous 6x6 pad you can find here...truly strokable papers!

I was also a bit naughty and ordered myself a few wee payday treats....I have found soooooo many amazing sellers on FB and Instagram....I want to buy so much!

Anyway here are a couple of things that were waiting for me when I got home from work today..

The beautiful print is from Peppermint Art you can find her FB page here

and the scrumptious wee cloud is from Purkilicious whose FB page you can find here

I also got this gorgeous dreamcatcher from Vintage Pretties....she makes them from vintage doilies and each one is so pretty! You can find her FB page here

I am going to have to wait until next payday before I get anything else!

Thanks for popping over!
Jane

xx

DTDF post day............

I have a quick and fun make to share today over on the DTDF blog using Whimsy Stamps Simple Sentiments

This technique is great for making batches of cards....I like to make little sets of thank you cards for selling at craft fairs...

All you need is a stamp block, Distress Inks.......stamp chosen colours directly onto the stamp block spritz with water and then press the block onto the cardstock....easy peasy! then you can stamp your sentiment once the ink has dried!

Saturated Canary Facebook Challenge..........

Afternoon!!

Today the Saturated Canaries are starting our next image showcase challenge over on our Saturated Canary Facebook page. We are quite excited too as we have our gorgeous GDT in with us for the challenge too! 

And its a super duper one this time! we just want to see where your creativity takes you so its...

Anything Goes with a hint of spring!.

You can make any creation you like be it card, scrap page, an altered something, smash book/journal page etc...just let your creativity go!

The prize, as always, will be 2 digital images of your choice from the shop and the rules are super simple too..

* you can enter ONLY ONCE. 
( this makes it fair for everyone )

* you can enter with any NEW and FINISHED creation but...IT MUST BE HANDCRAFTED. 
(digital colouring of Krista's images is not permitted in accordance to TOU's)

I have used Lulu for my card....spring to me is colour.....I love it when the first flowers start to bloom! So the paints came out and I have splattered them all over my card!

Have a fab Friday!!

Jane

x

Little Lady Bug.....

so I am cheating a bit today and have combined my posts for Saturated Canary and Dies to Die For using the cuteness that is Little Lady Bug from LDRSs Saturated Canary range.....stamped and embossed and then I used my distress inks to make the background 

Now I have to go and spend the rest of the day tackling the mountain of ironing, been putting it off for days but I have now run out of clothes!

Jane

You For Coffee?....

So remember I said you would be seeing a lot of inky backgrounds?!

Well here I am again with my DTDF make for this week....

I love this stamp set sooo much! It MFTs Perk Up and it has loads of coffee based sentiments...I have watercoloured a background again with my distress inks and then stamped and embossed the wee coffee cup and mounted on foam pads...the wee heart is from my stamp stash.

Cheers for popping in

Jane