Just Magnolia Challenge

Just Magnolia Challenge

Thanks for all the entries last week, you are all amazing!!. This week we are asking you to make a card using MASKING technique. Cannot wait to see what you come up with.



Another sheduled post (I do hope they have all worked so far). I have used Magnolias Christmas papers again on this one as well as my favourite of the new Christmas Magnolias, she was masked and I stamped over her with a Christmas Tree from last years Magnolia Christmas Release. Distress Inks were used as the colouring medium with lots of Stardust Stickles added to her dress and tree, and also the flowers. The lovely large Red Rose, Tulle and Pearl pins were all bought from Tabby Crafts



Have a great weekend everyone and I will be back to normal on Monday.

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Jacqui xx

Have a Beary Merry Christmas

Lili of the Valley Challenge

Thank you everyone who joined in the blog hop last week hope you enjoyed it, and also enjoyed all the lovely new release stamps from Lili of the Valley, you will find all the winners posted on the Challenge Blog.

This week we have a sketch for you to follow we know how much you enjoy sketches. We also welcome 2 new members to our Design Team so hope you will pop along and see the fab creations by Caz and Nicola welcome aboard sweeties I am so pleased to be working with you.

Don't forget it is not necessary for you to use Lili of the Valley Stamps on your creations, we are happy to everyone join in our challenge.
Here is this weeks sketch


This is the first time I have used distress inks on these teddy stamps, am really pleased how it turned out, OMG I have used green papers again, it wasn't intentional. The papers are Basic Grey, the and the green card has been embossed with the Cuttlebug Folder another purchase from the NEC.


The large poinsettia was covered with glossy accents then twinklets sprinkled over the top, the fabulous centre and pearl brads are from the Hobby House.



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Jacqui xx

Whiff of Joy Challenge

We have a stunning sketch this week from our very own Gio, thank you dear it is a great sketch to work with. Don't forget the only rule is you must use a Whiff of Joy image on your card. Hope you will come and join us again this week.



I have at last received my DT package from Katharine containing these great little Gnomes, seeing all my fellow DT members using them was making me so jealous, it appears my original package got caught up in Postal Strike.

I have coloured "Wee with Christmas Tree", in Distress Inks and used Sweet Shoppe Download Papers. The snowflakes have been punched with 2 different Martha Stewart
Snowflake Punches and glittered with Glamour Dust.



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Jacqui xx

Something New!!!!!!

Our Dear Dawny P has a lot to answer for, sore finger tips for one, she gave Rach and I a quick lesson on jewellery making in the middle of the Exhibition Hall and both of us decided we would like to have a go, I bought 2 kits and as all my cardmaking bits are packed for tomorrow I thought I would have a go today, I see Rach has also been busy as well and she has posted her bracelet today, I had great fun making this once I had got the hang of it!!!! And I think another hobby may be in the offing for me. Just need to sort out what things are called I don't want to keep buying kits I would like to make up my own designs, but after visiting a Bead Website my head is reeling, I had over a £100 of stuff in my basket before I knew it, NO!!!!!! I didn't buy them I think I will have to learn a bit more before I visit another Bead Website.

If you would like to see professional Jewellery Making why not pop over Piggy Bling but keep a tight hold on your purse strings as Dawny has some fantastic creations for sale on there.



Hope you like them

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Jacqui xx

Babys First Christmas

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge

It was my turn to choose the theme on A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge this week, I plumped for Babys/Pre-schooler Christmas Card. The lovely and generous Nikki from Bunny Zoes Crafts is sponsoring the challenge and is offering a fabulous New Anya Stamp. My Fellow DT Members have created some stunning cards, so I hope you will check them out and join in our challenge.



What a good excuse (if an excuse was needed) to use one of Janets fabulous stamps from Pink Gem Designs. The Eagle eyed amongst you will notice that I haven't stamped the image perfectly, this is not to do with Janets stamps which are fabulous quality, but the fact that I had packed my new stazon ink ready for the courier to pick up and take to the Craftaganza. I was left with an almost dry ink pad (so sorry). I have coloured the image with Distress Inks and used lots of Glamour Dust. The embossing was done with the New Cuttlebug Holly Folder.


The little white border at the bottom was punched with Martha Stewart Village Border Punch twice, once in Mauve and once in White, I have attached them together leaving a small mauve border, the again added Glamour Dust. The snowflakes were cut with a Sizzix snowflake die.

Well I am all packed and ready for my break, Mum has a full time carer coming for the 5 days and I am just looking forward to relaxing and have an overload of crafting with friends I haven't seen for a year. I have sheduled my DT cards for the week so hope it all works and you have something to look at for the next few days.

See you Monday

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Jacqui xx

One for Fun

This is a card just for fun this is a stamp I received on winning Bev's Candy. I just adore it thanks Hun MWAH XXX

It is quite by accident that I have posted 2 Green cards in a row, I am trying to make all my DT cards for the coming week as I am going to the Crafters Companion Craftaganza on Wednesday and will not be back until Sunday I will try to schedule all my Challenge Cards before I go. Obviously I will not be able to visit all of you and leave comments, hope I will be forgiven.



Distress Inks have been used again also the fabulous Magnolia Christmas Papers, I do love using them they are such fantastic quality. Lots of glitter again, you have a lot to answer for Kim lol!!!!.




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Jacqui xx

Noel

Cute Card Thursday

Oh this is a challenge that really suits me Glitter me Silly! there are some stunning cards by the Dt as usual, and also they have the lovely Heidi from Simon Says Stamps as a sponsor this week.



Oh dear you will soon be fed up with these Christmas Tildas sorry but I just cannot stop using them!!! Tilda and the Noel Sentiment have both been coloured with distress inks, the flowers have been sprayed with Olive Glimmer Mist and lots of Glamour Dust poured over them, I have also used Stickles on the sentiment and the little pine branch Tilda is carrying and finally on her headdress.



The Distress inks colours I used on the image are Frayed Burlap, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick, Black Soot, Vintage Photo and Peeled Paint.



I took this picture to try to show the glitter on the roses but the camera hasn't really picked it up, the whole card really twinkles in real life.

Winner of my Forever Friends Candy

The winning Number for my Forever Friends Candy was 154 that is

Beccy aka Lilsis

can you please e-mail me your snail mail Beccy and I will get them off to you asap.

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Jacqui xx

Better Late than Never

Peachy Keen Challenge

I should have posted this card earlier I hope I am not too late, there is a lovely easy but effective sketch for us this challange I will certainly be using it again, maybe even this week.



I have had this fabulous Peachy Keen snowman for quite some time, he came as a special deal with 3 others, and is an absolute dream to colour, I used my copics again for this one and also tried out the paper the lovely Rach sent me to try, its fabulous sweetie and I will be ordering some more, thanks sweetie MWAH xxxxxxxxx.



The snowflakes, which have been glittered with Glamour Dust, were punched with a mixture of MS Punches and Sizzix Dies.

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Jacqui xx

Morning everyone and welcome to another Penny Black Saturday Challenge ....gorgeous work from you all last week with our Song Title/Lyrics challenge...looks like you all had as much fun as we did.

Christmas For The Guys

As always you can create a card, altered art, bag, box, notebook etc....the only RULE being you use at least one Penny Black image or sentiment.

We have another fabulous prize this week from

123 Stitch

$20 voucher for 1 lucky winner to spend in their store

Sorry I am so late posting this, as my bedroom is in the attic I had very little sleep last night what with the horrendous winds which roared around the house and also kept setting off all the car alarms in the village. Have had to spend ages this morning tiding up the garden. This will be a quick post as I am going to try and catch up on some sleep while Mum is having a nap.



I love this Penny Black stamp and used it on lots of my mens cards last year it has been coloured with copics and as a mans card no embellies, Oh dear that hurt. I will try to get around to visiting all you lovely people at some stage over the weekend, thanks for your fabulous and uplifting comment.

Have a good and safe weekend

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Jacqui xx

Just Magnolia Challenge

We have a lovely sketch for you this week on Just Magnolia Challenge designed by our very own talented Mina, also a fabulous prize donated by The Hobby House.

The lovely and very talented Dawny P has joined us as a permanent member of the DT, welcome Dawny looking forward to working with you dear.


Do you think Tilda is holding this Mistletoe in the hopes she might be able to snatch a kiss from Edwin!!!!

Another Christmas Magnolia from Crafts U Love today, she has been coloured with Distress Inks (what else), the papers and NOEL stamp are also by Magnolia. I have added a few drops of Liquid Pearls to the buttons on her show and the mistletoe berries, and edge the NOEL with Stardust Stickles.


The lovely silver lace is from Bunny Zoes Crafts, and I have used the Martha Stewart Icicle Border Punch.



It time for the Wags'n Whiskers 2nd Challenge. We would like to see stitching, either real or faux, on your creations this week.



The lovely Wags'n Whiskers "Donna and Zoes Snowfun" stamp designed by Crissy Armstrong, has been coloured with Copics with flowersoft on her hat and Glamour Dust on the snowman, I added Twinklets to the snow on the ground love the effect this gives. The fabulous papers, large snowflake and red glittered flowers are all Little Yellow Bicycle Papers which I ordered from Craft Obsession on Wednesday and received today, fantastic service. These papers are just delicious.



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Jacqui xx

Whiff of Joy Challenge

This week we have a color challenge for you!!!!!
We would like to see Orange, Brown and Ivory on your cards!!! Cool colors aren't they???

We are going to have a surprise as the prize this week and Katharina will be sending one lucky person a stamp from Whiff of Joy So lets see lots of entry's again this week and remember to be in the draw for the prize you must use a Whiff of Joy Stamp.

To see the fabulous cards by my fellow DT members and to join in the challenge just click Here

Oh dear these colours are so not me, and I thought I would struggle with this one but I really enjoyed making this card in the end and am pleased with the results. Henry has been coloured with Distress Inks and Glamour Dust has been added to the bauble and his hat. The papers are all from my scrap drawer. The snowflakes were punched from acetate with Mary Stewart Snowflake punch then lots of twinklets and orange pearls have been added.


Whiff of Joy Tutorials & Inspiration Blog




Whiff of Joy Tutorials Inspiration Blog

here is a taster of the Easel Card tutorial that I have made for the new Whiff of Joy tutorials and Inspiration blog ..

but to see it your going to have to click on over to the Whiff of Joy Tutorials & Inspiration Blog

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Jacqui xx

Fun and Games

BLOG HOP NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER OF MY BLOG HOP IS ANDREA CAN YOU PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS DEAR AND YOUR CHOICE OF STAMP.

Welcome to your first stop on the Lili of the Valley Blog Hop to celebrate the release of the New Collection of Stamps from Lili of the Valley each Dt member is offering the chance for you to win One of the new stamps of your choice, if you complete the blog hop you will also have a chance to win 6 of the new images of your choice.

To enter all you need to do is work your way through each of the links leaving a comment telling us your favourite LOTV stamp, until you get back to the LOTV Valley Challenge Blog, on the way around each Dt member will give you a letter, make a note of these as they will make up a word which we will ask you for if your comment on the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog is drawn by Random.Org as the winner of the 6 stamps. We e-mail the winner and if you respond with the correct word the stamps of your choice will be sent off to you.

I have am the first stop on the hop once you have left your comment you need to pop along to Nicolas blog to collect the next letter you will need to be in with a chance of winning the big prize. My letter for you is

"T"

Here is the card I made with My Favourite Fairy Stamp from the New Release, I cannot believe this fabulous stamps cost under £4.00. I thought I would make this into a Christmas Card and I am so pleased how it turned out, she makes a perfect Christmas Fairy coloured in Distress Inks, this is a colour scheme i haven't used before, but will defo be using it again. The lovely papers are by Fancy Pants and called Christmas Magic.

The Blue Rose if one I bought from the Magnolia Stand and glittered to within an inch of its life.

Well I hope you have enjoyed your first visit on the Lili of the Valley Hop now your need to visit Nicolas Blog don't forget to make a note of my letter (T).



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Jacqui xx