Not a challenge in sight...

...at least not until the next post :o)

Well we had a fatastic day on Tuesday at Viv's. As usual there wasn't a lot done apart from laughing and chinwagging. We started off with the obligatory bacon butties and then off to the craft shop for retail therapy, also obligatory :o)

Then it was back to lovely crumpets dripping with butter, (in my case Flora) before getting down to the serious business of the day and this was the only complete card I managed but I did colour a couple of images in as well :o) This is another

Elizabeth O Dulemba image and they are great for kiddy cards.

These are the goodies I bought, haven't managed to play with them yet. Gotta get the U-mount stamps onto Kling thingy yet!
Gotta go to the docs today for a finger pricking session so better go get myself in the shower :o)
Jackie xx

Stamp Something - August digi day

Good morning all, what an absolutely fabulous day we had at the lovely Viv's yesterday but I'll tell you all about it in another post. If you haven't visited her blog then hop on over there and browse her wonderful creations :o)

This is my entry for the Stamp Something  August digi day challenge.

The gorgeous digi image is one of the five I chose for my win on FFF recently.

I coloured them sparingly with copics and everything else is white and silver. Base card is fantastic canvas/linen  look alike from who knows where. It might have been from Monk's Den in Ashby de la Zouch. Used Martha Stewart grass edge punch - which I think doubles excellently as icicles - for the band, Woodware and McGill punches for the snowflakes and a wordstamp I discovered recently while transferring all my unmounted stamps to CD cases. I also added a smidgin of Glamour Dust to finish off :o)

Jackie xx

Crafting day...

...I am going off for a fab day with my friends at Macclesfield so I will have to catch up on your blogs later. Have a great day everyone, I know I will :o)

Jackie xx

PK #35 colour combo and sketch + FFF week 33 punch it

1 card, two challenges

Peachy Keen Sketch and colour combo apricot/teal/orchid

FFF Punch it

Would you believe that I put it together upside down and had to cut the back off, cut and fold another card then stick the front of this one onto it Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Image is a digi freebie from Peachy Keen and I have stamped a PK face onto it. Coloured with copics of course, then mounted onto nestie cuts and lightly distressed with Tim Holtz. Ribbon is a scrap from stash :o)

Martha Stewart lattice and butterfly punches, all coloured card is Bazzill :o)

Another Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, I just loaded it onto the wrong blog!

Jackie xx

CFM #17 - decoupage

Good afternoon all. I hope you are all warm and dry as we are near Derby :o)

This is my entry for the CFM challenge - decoupage. As I am currently making cards for boys I decided that this fab train from Elizabeth O Dulemba would possibly make a good decoupage and I am quite pleased with the result.

As you can see, I decided on the octogon shape because I wanted another chance to use my newest nesties :o)

This is a close up to show the layers as they aren't apparent on the main image.

Base card is grey Bazzill, red and yellow card is from stash. Main image I printed 3 times and used 2 of them for cutting all the bits out of after colouring with copics. Greeting is  a Peachy Keen stamp which I bent round to fit in the smoke.

I did construct the decoupage using silicone glue, but it showed through the top layer spoiling it completely. I was nearly in tears but decided to stop snivelling and do it all again, this time building it up with foam pads. Thank goodness I hadn't built it up on the card itself or that would have been more rubbish!

Anyway, I am rambling so I'd better shut up before they come and take me away :o)

Jackie xx

FFF - photo inspiration + Stamp Something - fairy tale something

OMG, I not only managed 2 posts in one morning, I also managed to make one card for 2 challenges. That doesn't happen very often :o)

This is for FFF photograph inspiration

and Stamp Something Fairy Tale something

The FFF photograph shouted Autumn Colours at me so I printed out this photo (one of my faves) that I took in a churchyard about 3 Autumns ago. I matted it onto copper mirri card then onto brown card from stash. The digi image is one of those I chose as my prize from FFF last week, gorgeous aint she. I've coloured her with copics, then cut her out and added a smidgin of gold Glamour Dust.  I punched the leaves from the same card with a Woodware cut and emboss punch. Finished off with tiny pearls coloured with copics :o)

Educational cards?

Good morning Bloggers :o)

For many months no I have been receiving Tuesday Colouring pages from

Elizabeth O Dulemba but never did anything with them, until now that is.

It occurred to me that these images can be educational as well as interesting to children and they are free! I think that a child could have great fun learning the alphabet from this lovely leopard.

This second image is great for them to learn about farm animals. I have kept the cards very simple so they don't deflect from the educational aspect of the images :o)

Jackie xx

Cards from August freebies...

...as promised earlier. I finally managed to make them!

Good morning Bloggers, I hope you all had a good weekend :o)

I promised to make these and never seemed to get the time but at last here they are.

Both cards are very simple using just the papers and toppers with a little ribbon and the jewels on the mauve one being the only other adornment. Of course I had to get Martha Stewart involved too :o)

You have only 2 to 3 weeks left if you want to download these and all our freebies over the past year or so from J&P  Pat will be away on holiday the first week in September and the site will be closed when she comes back.

Jackie xx

Sorry folks...

... I have tried leaving comments this morning but blogger doesn't want to play so please don't think I am ignoring you. I hope that normal service will be resumed as soon

as possible!

Jackie xx

OMG I won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe it, I actually won a challenge Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

I won over at FFF with my pink and green get well card.

I've chosen my prize and await it with anticipation :o)

Jackie xx