First digi image

Good morning Bloggers :o)

This is the first time I have used a digi stamp and methinks it won't be my last!

I downloaded it from http://www.squigglefly.com/ and coloured with Copics.

I've had the DP a long time so don't know where it was from! Bird and flowers are attached to Bazzill Bling mat with silicone glue and the BC is Bazzill :o)

Jackie xx

Brilliant get together

What a fantastic day we had yesterday. Seven of us met up for a crafting day hosted by our friend Pauline and her long suffering hubby Rob who ket us supplied with tea/coffee all day.

The lovely Rob had placed a box strategically just inside the door for us to place our chocolate offerings in :o)

We all converged on Derby from such farflung places as Liverpool, Macclesfield and Chapel en le Frith. We were feasted and entertained right royally and many thanks go to our hosts who excelled themselves.

These are the four cards I managed to make in the ten & a half hours I was there. We all raided each others stamps and stash and the lovely Viv allowed me to try her Pro Markers. I enjoyed using them but will stick with my Copics :o)

During the day we all piled into two cars and paid a visit to our local craft shop where I bought the Bee Happy stamp. It looked like a bus load had arrived when we invaded but we all enjoyed a bit of retail therapy and I am sure we managed to help boost profits for them :o)

Jackie xx

Stamps and Smiles challenge card 25

This is my entry for the SASSC25 over at

http://sasthefreshbatch.blogspot.com/

I decided I would do a man card and printed out the DPs from our Pictures for the Men CD. Having got the papers I had to decide what to do with them so I raided my rubber stamps and found this one unloved and unused in the bottom of the box :o)

Of course I coloured him with Copics, cut the ball off and out it back on where I wanted it, raised with a foam pad, then did it with glossy Accents, added a dash of ribbon and 3 unknown brads and Bob's yer Uncle, here it is :o)

Recipe:

BC is my usual hammered white from PMS

DPs from J & P Pictures Pictures for the Men CD

Rubber stamp from Funstamps

Copics

Glossy AccentsBrads

Ribbon

Jackie xx

Peachy Keen challenge 05

This is my entry for the Peachy Keen challenge 05 0ver at http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/peachy-keen-stamps-sketch-challenge-05.html

I made one before this then realised I couldn't use it because the person it's for would see it so I had to make this one in a hurry! I made my own DPs and of course I used my Copics for the colouring. Despite the main DP looking pink, it's really a pale orange. I raised the image and sentiment with silicone glue :o)

Recipe:

BC is my usual hammered white from PMS

Own DPs

Peachy Keen stamp

SU sentiment stamp

Dovecraft brads

ribbon scrap

Glossy Accents

Glamour dust

Jackie xx

A couple of Christmas cards

One photograph, two cards, made using own photographs.

This one is A5, which I very rarely make. The large snowflake is cut with a Sizzix die and the small one is table confetti.
This one is A6, also not a size I make very often! Black Papermania pearls are the only bling I wanted on this one.
Whilst the photograph looks as though it's B&W, it is actually printed in colour, but that was the colour of the day when I took it :o)

Jackie xx

Stamps and Smiles challenge card 24

I've had a whole weekend off from blogging and hopefully come back with renewed enthusiasm. My mojo went awol but I am hoping it's back to stay now :o)

This is my SASSC24 entry over at http://sasthefreshbatch.blogspot.com/

Very simple sketch this week but it took me two attempts at it. I've put the other one in my box as this was my favourite of the two!

I've coloured with my lovely Copics of course :o)

Recipe:

BC is hammered white from PMS

DPs are from K&Co

SU stamp

Pearlised paper for the mat, cut with Cricut cart T,B,B and more

Sticky back pearls

Ribbon

Jackie xx

Simon Says - summer fruits

This is my entry for the Simon Says - Summer fruits challenge over at http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/simon-says-summer-fruits.html

I had no stamps with summer fruits on, or DPs, so I made my own from mine and Pat's fruity photographs which we took for our jam labels CD:o) Since I took the pic I've added a dusting of Glamour Dust to the cherry that Tilda is running along with! I coloured Tilda with Copics - of course, what else - then cut her out and attached her with silicone glue

Recipe:

BC is Bazzill Basics, I just love this card.

Own DP

Copic markers

Tilda stamp

Martha Stewart Doily lace punch

Gingham ribbon

Jackie xx

Peachy Keen challenge #04

This weeks entry to the Peachy Keen challenge had to have a greeting, 3 buttons and stripes. This set me searching my stash for buttons because you may have noticed that I very rarely use them. Anyway, I found some and this is my entry over at http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/peachy-keen-stamps-sketch-challenge-04.html

Very simple card to make. I coloured the SU image with Copics - what else - and matted it onto the striped paper turned around. I lightly inked the edges. Had to scrabble looking for my wire cutters - haven't seen them since I was made redundant from my last job - to get the loop from the buttons smoothly!

Recipe:

BC is Coredinations black, a bit blingy

DPs are HOTP from a masculine stack

Image and sentiment are both from SU

Buttons from stash

Jackie xx

Simon Says - Paper piece

This is my offering for Simon Says - Paper piece over at http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/simon-says-paper-piece-hidden-candy.html

Hopefully better late than never :o)

I have never done paper piecing before and I am not sure this will qualify, but I had fun making it anyway :o)

I syamped the elephant straight onto Bazzill Basics and Chatterbox - Rosey Bloom then cut them out. The Bazzill one is attached with foam pads but the Chatterbox one is attached with silicone glue so I could curl it a tad to give it a more 3D look.

Hand wrote the sentiment with Sakura Stardust pen

Recipe:

BC is my usual hammered white from PMS

Bazzill Basics

Chatterbox Rosey bloom

Papermania stripes & gems

a smidgeon of ribbon

My favourite Peachy Keen elephant :o)

Jackie xx

Stamp Something - pink green & yellow

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well with you and yours :o)

Here is my entry for Stamp Something over at http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2009/07/pink-green-and-yellow-somethings_10.html

I used the pink spotty card that is in the packets of stamps bought from Stamps and Smiles, perfect for the job methinks :o)

Of course I coloured the flower with copics then cut out and attached with silicone to raise it, and the same with the brads. I used Glossy Accents on the ladybugs.

Recipe:

BC is white hammered from PMS

DP is from J&P Pictures

Peachy Keen stamp from the Funny Flowers set

Sizzix die

Fiskars Threading Water edge punch

Dovecraft brads

PM gems

Glossy Accents and a smudgeon of Glamour Dust

Jackie xx